Monday, April 29, 2013

Egypt rights group criticizes proposed NGO restrictions

[JURIST] The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) [advocacy website] on Wednesday denounced [press release] draft legislation restricting the financial autonomy of civic associations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The draft law gives government "security bodies" the power to monitor the finances of domestic NGOs by requiring that any funding be placed into government accounts for a 60 day approval process. In addition, all international NGOs working in Egypt would be required to qualify for government licenses, requiring consent to...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/04/egypt-rights-group-criticizes-proposed-ngo-restrictions.php

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