Programs: Economic and Social Justice
- Benefits included in the law are de facto “suspended”, while its provisions deals severe blows to wages and job security
In a joint statement published today by six human rights and research organisations and lawyers concerned with the right to housing, offered a proposal for reforming the Old Rent Law in the wake of the ruling of the unconstitutionality of fixin
4 May 2025
More than 20 years after the issuance of the “Unified Labour Law No. 12 of 2003”, and after nearly nine years of preparing and proposing various ver sions of an updated labour law, the government has put forward a new labour bill at a time of extreme instability, severe inflationary pressures, and a cost of-living crisis for the country’s wage earners.
14 Apr 2025
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The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) launched today a new study as part of its concerted work and advocacy efforts targeting a new law that guarantees equality, prevents discrimination, and meets the constitutional obligation stip
The International Day of Education is marked on January 24 every year. The Egyptian constitution recognizes education as one of the fundamental human rights.
In the context of the review of Egypt’s human rights record before member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council during the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism in January, a group of women’s rights orga
14 Jan 2025
In the context of the review of Egypt’s human rights record before member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council during the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism in January, a group of women’s rights organisations and initiatives submitted a joint submission on the status of women’s and girls’ rights in Egypt for the period 2019-2024.
On December 24th, the Administrative Judiciary Court in Qalyubia issued a ruling in appeal No. 1347 of 26 (judicial year) in favor of an EIPR client.
