The monitoring process for Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections, which is being undertaken by a range of international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with weight and credibility, is significant for the role of the next Egyptian parliament. That follow-up gives greater international legitimacy and a high degree of credibility and integrity to the electoral process. It encourages the international community, and their respective legislative bodies, to communicate with confidence, equ ...

Egypt’s civil society organisations are currently awaiting the issuance of the executive regulations of the recently-approved non-governmental organisations (NGOs) law to start working with it, after a long period of facing difficulties in performing their work. In 2017, the state approved a law which was not welcomed by the majority of NGOs, due to including several harsh articles hindering civil work. It was also a reason that put the Egyptian state in the path of severe international and ...

Ayman Okeil, GM of Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights Maat for Peace, Development and Human Right has been working in Egypt since 2005 and officially registered as an NGO in 2008. Surviving and growing in an environment that has been rather restrictive on civil society, Maat is also working in partnership with the Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD) based in Norway, and the International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights (IIPJHR) based in Switzerland. ...