Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights

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]

Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights
المركز المصري للحقوق الاقتصادية والاجتماعية
Formation2009[1]
TypeNGO
Headquarters1 El-Fadl St, From Talaat Harb St., Downtown Cairo, Egypt
Location
  • Cairo, Alexandria, Daqahliya, Aswan
WebsiteOfficial website

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 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  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.


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