Media Observatory of Arrests Based on Sex Work from January 2023 to December 2023
Executive Summary: The “Media Observatory of Arrests Based on Sex Work from January 2023 to December 2023” report by Cairo
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Executive Summary: The “Media Observatory of Arrests Based on Sex Work from January 2023 to December 2023” report by Cairo
Executive Summary: This report, produced by the Legal Unit of Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute, presents an overviewof the unit’s
Abstract: Islamic Fiqh (Jurisprudence) largely governs the lives of transgender and intersex individuals in the Middle East and North Africa
Abstract: There is a significant gap in Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) legal scholarship regarding legal gender recognition, which
Abstract: The research investigates the challenges faced by transgender individuals when accessing gender-affirming healthcare in Egypt, utilizing a combination of
Abstract: Egypt has a complex legal framework, policies, and case laws that govern the human rights of LGBTQ+ individuals. While
Summary: Modern Egyptian laws include many articles that penalize voluntary sex work, facilitating it, or helping those who work in
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 and case law related to queer people under this law. The report is also based on the analysis of 12 incidents that happened from 2018 to 2022, which involved queer foreigners’ interactions with the authorities. While the treatment of queer foreigners can be arbitrary and highly dependent on the officer or civil servant the queer person is dealing with, some patterns can be identifiable.
Summary: Egyptian society is a generally conservative binary one, where any identity outside of the narrowly sanctioned social binary is
Introduction: The criminalization of sex work in Egypt is relatively new for modern Egypt, as it was not legally criminalized