Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights

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Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights
المركز المصري للحقوق الاقتصادية والاجتماعية
Formation2009 [1]
Type NGO
Headquarters1 El-Fadl St, From Talaat Harb St., Downtown Cairo, Egypt
Location
  • Cairo, Alexandria, Daqahliya, Aswan
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) is an Egyptian non-governmental legal and research organization which addresses issues of Egyptian and Arabic human rights. [2]

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Outreach

The ECESR sometimes coordinates with other NGOs to address human rights issues. [3] In a report titled 'Above the State' the ECESR suggested that increased foreign investment may not lead to improved conditions for most Egyptians. [4]

Police raids

ECESR offices have been subjected to multiple raids by Egyptian police leading to protest from numerous other agencies. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

2019 Egyptian protests

ECESR became well known during the 2019 Egyptian protests for its detailed documentation of arrests of protestors, and random passers-by. On 26 September 2019, five days after protests started, ECESR listed 1909 arrests related to the protests. [11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights. 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2019-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "About us". ecesr.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Egypt". Center for Economic and Social Rights. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Hend El-Behary (24 February 2015). "ECESR: Foreign investments don't equal economic development". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "NCHR follows up police raid on ECESR". The Cairo Post. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "EGYPT: Security Forces Raid The Egyptian Center For Economic And Social Rights, Alexandria Branch, And Sexually Harass Females". International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "In solidarity with the "Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights" (ECESR)". SOCIAL WATCH. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Egyptian Human Rights Organizations Oppressed… A Return to what is Worse than the Pre-January 25th -Era". Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies. December 19, 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  9. ↑ Aaron T. Rose (December 21, 2013). "ECESR raid raises international ire". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Egypt: 15 activists released after second police raid on Alexandria NGO". Amnesty International. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Biggest wave of arrests since Sisi took office: 1909 people detained". Mada Masr . 2019-09-26. Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2019-09-26.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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