sexual assault

Several female protesters who were detained following the clashes in Abbasseya earlier this month denied being subjected to so-called virginity…

Women protesters and rights groups have accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault during the latest crackdown on…

The past year in Egypt has highlighted the difficulties civilians face in the military justice system. Around 15,000 civilians were…

In the past two days, social media has witnessed an outrage over statements made by MP Azza El-Garf of the Freedom and…

On 11 March, a military court acquitted a former military doctor accused of conducting the infamous “virginity tests” on a…

Since the beginning of this year, the National Council for Women has continually been brought into question by political forces…

Last Sunday, a military tribunal acquitted a former army doctor accused of conducting so-called "virginity tests" on a number of…

Local human rights watchdogs on Sunday accused the Egyptian military of systematically targeting female political activists, and demanded that Egypt’s…

Reporting an incident of sexual harassment is, in most cases, an embarrassment for the victim and a degrading experience for…