Egypt: Government to hold referendum to end 26-year old state of emergency
On 4 December, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif announced that the Egyptian Government planned to hold a Constitutional referendum in summer 2007 on whether to replace the current state of emergency with anti-terrorism legislation. The state of emergency has been in place...Egypt: Parliament renews emergency legislation
A week after the 24 April bombings in Dahab, Parliament extended the 25-year old state of emergency for a further two years, despite previous announcements that the emergency law would be replaced by new anti-terrorism laws. The emergency law, which was due to expire...
Egypt: Immunity of judges critical of vote rigging lifted
The ICJ wrote to President Mubarak and Minister of Justice to express concerns regarding the lifting of immunity of seven judges to question them for having reported voting irregularities during parliamentary elections.
ACIJLP organizes the first activities of its campaign “Empowering Women to Hold Judiciary Positions in Egypt”
The Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession (ACIJLP) organizes a workshop titled “Women Holding Judiciary Positions in Egypt….Legislative and Real Obstacles” on Monday, 30 January, 2006 at the Shepheard hotel’s Nefertiti hall.
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