Egypt

Egypt (Arabic: مِصر, romanized: Miṣr, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mæsˤr]), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

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Amnesty International English

In a letter to Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak, the organization notes that Egyptian journalists and bloggers continue to face imprisonment and heavy fines, as well as harassment on the basis of criminal Egypt’s repressive legislation and practices were condemned by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), a group of human rights experts of the United Nations, when it ruled in November 2008

12/022/2009 1 May 2009 Egypt: Free expression still outlawed in Egypt Amnesty International has May, by decriminalizing freedom of expression in Egypt. In a letter to Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak anniversary of the 1909 first ever demonstrations in Egypt for press freedom, when 25,000 people marched against years later, freedom of opinion and expression in Egypt remains under threat. Amnesty International now


ECPAT: End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism · 6 May 2008 English

Global onitoring Report on the status of action against commercial sexual exploitation of children EGYPT This publication has been produced with the financial assistance of the Swedish International Development the insufficient data and awareness of the phenomenon of sexual exploitation of children in Egypt. [...] Egypt ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in 1990, acceded to the Optional Protocol

against commercial sexual exploitation of children EGYPT This publication has been produced with the financial ecpat.net info@ecpat.net Egypt| Contents Glossary 4 Foreword 6 Methodology 8 Egypt: Introduction 11 National Protection 17 Priority Actions Required 24 Endnotes 26 Egypt| Glossary of terms and acronyms Code of Conduct: Child Abuse and Neglect IT: Information technology Egypt| MENA: Middle East and North Africa MoU: Memorandum Non-governmental organization NPA: National Plan of Action Egypt| Foreword Ten years have passed since the First


Amnesty International English

Amnesty International has previously submitted information to the UN in preparation for the review of Egypt’s human rights record, including specific recommendations for addressing the most serious abuses

opportunity to address human rights concerns in Egypt Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council review of invitation to all UN human rights experts to visit Egypt and should facilitate their visits, notably that other states to participate actively in the UPR of Egypt and to make concrete recommendations to address human rights violations that continue to occur in Egypt. Background The UPR is a unique opportunity Periodic Review, February 2010, 1 December 2009.  Egypt: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review:


Amnesty International English

2012 Amnesty International spokesperson available for interviews in Cairo on Egypt referendum Amnesty International's Egypt researcher is available for interviews in Cairo during the weekend of the referendum has criticised the draft constitution as falling well short of protecting human rights, plunging Egypt into even greater chaos and deadlock. [...] Amnesty International is particularly concerned that the name of protecting religion and allows for the military trial of civilians. [...] Mohammed Lofty, Egypt Researcher, is available for interviews in English, French and Arabic. [...] To contact Mohammed please

for interviews in Cairo on Egypt referendum Amnesty International's Egypt researcher is available for well short of protecting human rights, plunging Egypt into even greater chaos and deadlock. Amnesty military trial of civilians. Mohammed Lofty, Egypt Researcher, is available for interviews in English


ETF: European Training Foundation · 9 November 2021 English

As part of the education reform strategy, the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE) was established in 2007 as the accreditation body for the whole Egyptian …

NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK – EGYPT The contents of this paper are the sole responsibility of the acknowledged NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK – EGYPT | 2 1. INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT 1.2 NQF snapshot Development of National Qualifications Framework (NQF) in Egypt has almost two decades of history, started in 2005 of its mandate and functions. 1.2 Policy context Egypt is a big country, geographically, and geopolitically QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK – EGYPT | 3 http://en.naqaae.eg/?page_id=2545 TABLE 1: EGYPT – KEY FIGURES (2020,


Amnesty International English

MDE 12/045/2011 Launch of Amnesty International report on Egypt slums Cairo 23 August What: On 23 August 2011, Amnesty International will hold a press in Cairo to launch a new report on conditions in slums toppling of President Hosni Mubarak and the other dramatic political changes that have happened in Egypt, give the new Egyptian authorities an historic opportunity to address one of the key demands of protesters

Launch of Amnesty International report on Egypt slums Cairo 23 August What: On 23 August dramatic political changes that have happened in Egypt, give the new Egyptian authorities an historic · Mohamed Lotfy, Amnesty International Egypt researcher (Arabic, English, French). ·


ETF: European Training Foundation · 5 July 2011 English

As highlighted in the government’s TVET Reform Strategy (Ministry of Education, 2009), the objectives of the TVET reform are many and far reaching in an effort to ‘contribute effectively to …

TORINO PROCESS EGYPT 2010   TORINO PROCESS 2010 EGYPT TORINO PROCESS 2010 – Egypt Table of contents Foreword Foreword 4  Executive summary 5  1.  TVET in Egypt: current situation and vision for the future 7  2 Bibliography 26  Page 2 / 27 TORINO PROCESS 2010 – Egypt List of abbreviations CAPMAS Central Agency for and Training Page 3 / 27 TORINO PROCESS 2010 – Egypt Foreword The Torino Process is a review of vocational participant countries consider it to be a useful tool. In Egypt, letters were sent in early 2010 to the Ministers


ETF: European Training Foundation · 9 November 2021 English

As part of the education reform strategy, the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE) was established in 2007 as the accreditation body for the whole Egyptian …

NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK – EGYPT The contents of this paper are the sole responsibility of the acknowledged NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK – EGYPT | 2 1. INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT 1.2 NQF snapshot Development of National Qualifications Framework (NQF) in Egypt has almost two decades of history, started in 2005 of its mandate and functions. 1.2 Policy context Egypt is a big country, geographically, and geopolitically QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK – EGYPT | 3 http://en.naqaae.eg/?page_id=2545 TABLE 1: EGYPT – KEY FIGURES (2020,


UNU WIDER: United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research · 1 January 2009 English

Country Study 9: Egypt

Country Study 9: Egypt STABILIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES RESEARCH ADVISERS: Professors Professors Lance Taylor and G K Helleiner COUNTRY STUDY: EGYPT Author: Gouda Abdel-Khalek Cairo University The Monetary Fund in 1945 as an original founding member, Egypt has signed four stabilization agreements with the excessive interest rates. The author concludes that Egypt 'may soon find itself facing a crisis situation basis of a one-year stand-by arrangement, whereby Egypt was to receive SDR 125 million. The second laid


Amnesty International English

C o a t i h ro e r on d e c f h e a n r d g a e n s t s of m re …

RECOMMENDATIONS 3 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S CONCERNS IN EGYPT 6 PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE 6 Case histories 6 Medical facilities 15 Hygiene 15 Food 15 ERRATUM EGYPT: Violations of human rights DEATH PENALTY 15 HI International's current concerns in the Arab Rep ublic of Egypt: prisoners of conscience, unfair trial procedures violations occurring in th e Arab Republic of Egypt, Amnesty International has formulated a series of description of Amnesty International's concerns in Egypt, an d case illustrations. Six case histories of


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