Egypt: Margins of Repression

State Limits on Nongovernmental Organization Activism

Glossary

I. Summary

II. Recommendations

III. Background

Domestic Protections and Realities

Overview of Law 84/2002

IV. Egypt's International Legal Obligations

V. The Situation since June 2003

Registration

Extra-legal Role of Security Services

Article 11

Pressure and Harassment

Bureaucratic Obstacles

Maintaining Compliance

Funding

Unreasonable Bureaucratic Requirements

State Sanctions: Rejection of Board Members and Dissolution of NGOs

VI. Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Appendix: Human Rights Watch Letter to Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs