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HR Publications
Book's Title: Honor Crimes (Analytical Vision and Aspirations)
Issued By: Center for Egyptian Women Legal Aid
Summary: the 96-page study deals with the honor crimes in Egypt through the analysis of the court sentences in the cases of honor crimes, the press coverage of the honor crimes and the religious attitude towards these cases. The book also presents the papers and events of the conference titled "Together Against Violence and Honor Crimes". It concludes with statistics of honor crimes during the period since 1998 through 2001.
To order a copy, please contact CEWLA
Address: 1 Khaled Ibn Al-Waleed, Boulak Al-Dakrour
Tel: 00202 - 3262133/ 3266088
E-mail: info@cewla.org
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Publication: State's General Budget and Human Rights
Issued by: The Association for Human Rights Legal Aid
Summary: the 372-page study consists of 3 parts, each part consists of 2 chapters. The first part focuses on the legal situation of the economic , social and cultural rights in Egypt since the 1990s. The 2 chapters of the second part deal with the problems of the state's budget, and also illustrate some guide for how to read the government budget. As for the third part, its 2 chapters deal with the public expenditure, their efficiency in improving the situation of the economic, social and cultural rights.
To order a copy contact AHRLA:
Address: 2 Marouf St, 4th floor, Tahrir, Cairo, Egypt
Tel: 002025770901
Fax: 00202 5789069
E-mail: ahral_99@yahoo.com
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Book's Title: The Guillotine and the Pit. Problems and Solutions
Issued by: The United Group
Summary: This 710-page study documents the situation of the freedom of expression and the Right to form associations in Egypt in 2002/2003. It is composed of 11 chapters that discuss the different several aspects affecting the freedom of expression and its evolution. The 1st chapter tackles the economical, social and cultural aspects, while the 2nd chapter presents the constitutional situation of the freedom of expression in the 1923 Constitution and the 1971 Constitution. The 3rd chapter demonstrates the Egyptian legislations governing the freedom of expression and the attitude of the Egyptian State's Council towards its cases. As for the Egyptian press, the 5th chapter presents an overview of its obstructs in 2002/2003. the 6th chapter deals with the freedom of expression in cinema, and the legislations governing this branch. The 7th chapter tackles the role of the religious censorship, constituted in Al-Azhar Institution, on freedom of expression and how it limited the freedom of creativity during this period. The 8th chapter deals with the right to associate and the absent freedom of parties. The last two chapters deal with the right to strike, the right to peaceful gathering and the right to demonstrate.
Authors: Negad Al-Boray and a team of journalists and researchers.
To order a copy, contact the United Group- NGOs support unit
Address: 26 A, Sherif St, Kasr El-Nil, Apt. 101, Cairo, Egypt
Tel: 00202 3951048- 3931722
Fax: 00202 3926907
E-mail: ug@ug-law.com
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Electricity and Cleaning fees, A Tax Against Law
Issued By: The Association for Human Rights Legal Aid
Summary: the 111-page book sheds light on the recently imposed tax on the electricity bills by the executive authority in Egypt. The book demonstrates the illegality of the new tax and how the executive authority bypassed the legislative authority openly. As if laws were made to be infringed, without considering the fact that the constitution states that no tax should be imposed but upon a certain law.
To order a copy, please contact AHRLA:
Address: 2 Marouf St, 4th floor, Tahrir, Cairo, Egypt
Tel: 002025770901
Fax: 00202 5789069
E-mail: ahral_99@yahoo.com
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Book's Title: The Soul is Hearted and the Body Suffers
Issued By: Nour (The Arab Women Association)
Author: Dr. Aida Saif Al-Dawla
Summary: the 152-page deals with the women's Psychological Health, it is not a magical prescribe for internal peace and self satisfaction, it gives knowledge about our psychological structure and the relationship between it and the human societies we live in. the book also pursue to break the wall of fear by which we siege a lot of our feelings. The books mentions some symptoms associated with the need to see a psychiatrist, it also reads our relevant rights in this case such as, Privacy, respect, and to be taken seriously. Generally, the book aims at raising the awareness of the Psychological health, disorders, diseases and the surrounding circumstances which play an essential role in the composition of Women's personalities in their different ages.
To order a copy, please contact The Arab Women Association (Nour)
Postal address: P.O Box 113 /6182 Lebanon
E-mail: nour_aw@hotmail.com
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Book's Title: Al-Nadeem
Issued by: Al-Nadeem Center for Psychological Treatment and rehabilitation for Violence Victims.
Summary: The 132-page book presents Nadeem Center, its goals, objectives, work policies and detailed report on its activities since 1993 till 1997. The book also includes an approach to the epidemic of torture in Egypt, and how citizens are afflicted to torture inside and outside police stations since 1993 till 1996, it also tackles the issue of torture in Sudan. The book concludes with Egyptian torture cases preview, the press releases and appeals issued by the center in regard to these cases.
To order a copy, contact Al-Nadeem Center:
Address: 3 A Soliman Al-Halaby St, Ramses, Cairo, Egypt.
Tel: 00202 5776792
E-mail: nadeem@link.net
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The Right to Water issued by "The World Health Organization"
Translated into Arabic and Published by: Habi Center for Environmental Rights
The Arabic translation of WHO's publication issued in 2003.
This publication:
Outlines the scope and content of the legal definition of the human right to water and its relationship to other civil, cultural, economic, political, and social rights;
Discusses the right to water as a human right, and examines its implications on the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders;
Examines the various communities affecting and being affected by the right to water;
Considers the contribution the right to water can and should make towards making drinking-water a reality for all;
Explores a human rights-based approach to water.
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Book's title: Right to Form Association
Author & Publisher: Abdallah Khalil
Summary: The 522-page comparative study deals with the obstructs of the financial and human resources development in the non profit organizations in the Arab region. The study is conducted on 5 Arab states, that have a reasonable space of freedom: (Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, UAE and Abou Dhabi). The study also focuses on the possibility of establishing a fund under the state's legislations.
To order a copy, contact the researcher:
Address: 48 Selim Al-Awal St, AlZaiton, Cairo, Egypt.
E-mail: Khalillawer@hotmail.com
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Book's title: Torture, Necessary Countering
Issued by: The Association for Human Rights Legal Aid
Summary: The 59-page booklet is issued on the occasion of the World Day Anti-Torture Day, It lists the judicial verdicts issued by the Egyptian courts in number of cases of torture. it also presents two suggestions for AHRLA to each of the Public Prosecutor and the Minister of Justice in regard to treating citizens. The book let is annexed with two annexes, the first is a collection of photos of the torture survivors who submitted complaints to AHRLA, and the second is a review of Amnesty International's resisting torture program.
Authors: Tareq Abdel A'al and Tarq Khater. (Lawyers)
To order a copy, please contact AHRLA:
Address: 2 Maarouf St, 4th floor, Tahrir, Cairo, Egypt
Tel: 00202 5770901
Fax: 00202 5789069
E-mail: ahrla_99@yahoo.com
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Book's title:
Restraints on Civil and Political Rights in Egyptian Legislations.
Issued by: The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights.
Summary: The 389-page legal study deals with the situation of the individuals' civil and political rights within the Egyptian legislations. The study is composed of six chapters, the 1st chapter tackles the right to life, the right to safety of person, the right to private life and the right to movement and travel within the Egyptian legislations in comparison to the International covenant of Civil and Political Rights. The 2nd chapter deals with the restrictions put on the freedom of expression in Egyptian laws. The 3rd chapter shows the situation of the right to Peaceful gathering, the right to freedom of association, and the right to form and join trade unions. The 4th chapter deals with the right of the individuals to take part in the conduct of pubic affairs, and the 5th chapter tackles the rights to fair trial, justice and the related articles in the ICCPR. The author concludes the study with the demonstrating the family laws and the situation of women's rights in the 6th and last chapter.
Authored by: Abdallah Khalil (legal researcher)
To order a copy, please contact the EOHR:
Address: 8/10 Mathaf Al-Manial St, 10th floor, Manial Al-Roda, Cairo, Egypt
Tel: 00202 3636811
Fax: 002023621613
E-mail: eohr@idsc.gov.eg
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