Legal Unit Annual Activities Report for 2023
Executive Summary: This report, produced by the Legal Unit of Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute, presents an overviewof the unit’s activities in 2023. The rep... Read more.
The MENA Trans Archives Series: Understanding Modern Fiqh on Intersex and Transgender People in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Abstract: Islamic Fiqh (Jurisprudence) largely governs the lives of transgender and intersex individuals in the Middle East and North Africa region. Since early... Read more.
The MENA Trans Archives Series: Understanding the Judicial Directions & Practices on Legal Gender Recognition in the Middle East and North Africa Case Law
Abstract: There is a significant gap in Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) legal scholarship regarding legal gender recognition, which leads to a lack of u... Read more.
Understanding the Needs and Challenges of Transgender People Accessing Gender-affirming Healthcare in Egypt: A Mixed Methods Study
Abstract: The research investigates the challenges faced by transgender individuals when accessing gender-affirming healthcare in Egypt, utilizing a combinati... Read more.
A Complete Guide on Laws, Policies and Case Law Impacting the Human Rights of LGBTQ+ People in Egypt
Abstract: Egypt has a complex legal framework, policies, and case laws that govern the human rights of LGBTQ+ individuals. While the focus is often on law... Read more.
Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court: Engagement in Homosexual Acts is Grounds for Dismissal from Public Office
In a recent ruling in July 2023, Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court, the highest court within Egypt’s administrative court system, upheld a decision from ... Read more.
Bahrain: Continued Denial of Legal Gender Recognition and Gender-affirming Healthcare for Transgender People in the Name of Islamic Sharia
In a recent judgment from May 2023, a Bahraini lower court rejected a transman’s application to obtain legal gender recognition and access gender-affirming he... Read more.
Tunis Court of First Instance: Gender Identity Disorder is Not A Valid Reason for Legal Gender Recognition
In a recent judgement dated April 24th, 2023, the Tunis Court of First Instance declined to grant legal gender recognition to a transgender man, asserting that ... Read more.
Egypt’s Economic Courts: Homosexuality is Explicitly Criminalized Under Cybercrime Law
In recent judgements obtained through Cairo 52’s pro bono legal representation program, the Economic Court in Alexandria, through multiple rulings, has emphas... Read more.
Your Kind Is Not Welcome Here: A Study on the Treatment of Queer Foreigners by the Egyptian Authorities
The report analyses how Egypt treats queer foreigners once they are identified as queer. The information is based on an analysis of Egypt’s immigration laws a... Read more.