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Name of the Book : anti-terrorism law workshop
Prepared and edited by: Wael Tawfig
Publisher: Hisham Mubark Center for law
Theme: In the framework of its concern with new bills of law, focusing on those related to general rights, freedoms and international human rights conventions', Hisham Mubark Center for law has published this book as the first in a series named(Researches Series). The book is a review of studies and researches that presented at a workshop at " Egypt Judges club" on anti-terrorism bill of law supposed to be discussed at the parliament which will commence its sessions in October 2008, for passing this bill of law would result in great risk over human rights and general freedoms.
The latest constitutional amendments have incorporated new article(179), empowering anti- terrorism law with constitutional basis, an article makes an exceptional law constitutional, as such, represent a serious threat to democracy and human rights gains, and also to other constitutional articles( 41,44,45) by endowing the executive extra authorities on the account of freedoms and personal rights and diminishing judges role in applying justice.
The book is available for free at Hisham Mubarak Center for Law
1st Soq Al Tawfigia – fifth floor.
Telephone: 00202 25758908
Email: hmlc@link.net
Website: http://hmlc.katib.org
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Name of the Book :The Culture of the Protest
Author: Prof. Dr. Shahata el-Sayed Seiam
Publisher: Masr el- Arabia for Publishing & Distribution
Subject of the Book: The book comes in five chapters; review the circumstances that the culture of protest had emerged from imposing a phenomenon. Where he addresses the theory of authority and power factors, where the authority is one of the most important catalysts in distributing the social powers and their shares in life opportunities and fulfilling social needs, and its capacity to act accordingly. Beside its role in imposing a will of one party on the other through power, influence, effect and position, especially when this will-imposing comes through power and oppression. The author study in the second chapter the civil resistance, as a form of peaceful confrontation to regain rights. The book as well represent the experience of “Kefaya movement” as model in his third chapter about the civil community and culture of protest. Introduction about the spark of the Egyptian Movement for Change “Kefaya”, saying, the discourse of Kefaya which shows the protests made by a number of the community capacities like judges, faculty professors, laborers, poor, farmers, engineers, journalists, teachers, medicine doctors, lawyers, authors, and some marginal professions, and slum residents against the oppressive practices, and deteriorated conditions. These protests, had contributed in building a frameworks, and independent forms for different social powers against official institutions that back the ruling regime, and become a mechanism for despotism and corruption.
How to get the book:
19 Islam St. Hamamat Al Kobba, Zaiton, Cairo
Telefax: 225 622 68
Tel: 245 058 63
E-mail: masrelarbia@hotmail.com
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Name of the Book :So that you don’t get slapped on your back…!!
The Author and the Publisher: Omar Afifi
The book is about:
The former police officer “Omar Afifi” issued a book, in which he explains to the Egyptian citizen his rights when dealing with police officers and other security officials, and how to stop them from insulting and assaulting him.
He does this through a number of questions and answers, in which he clarifies for the ordinary citizen his rights and duties, and introduces him to a new range of terminologies; for example he distinguishes between an inquisition, a search warrant, and an ambush; he also identifies the people who are allowed to inspect an individual’s car, or even to give his wife a self-inspection, and he elucidates on how an individual can file a complaint against an officer, who has tortured him, or falsely accused him.
He explicates the rights of all people, from victims to arrested ones, at the police station, especially in relation to the use of force, or to the fabrication of charges against them. He ends his book by enlisting the various torture methods the police use against the accused, and includes the phone numbers of the different departments at the Ministry of Interior, which are dedicated to serving the public.
How to get it: Omar Afifi “the publisher” or Madbouly Mini-Bookstore
Address: 2, Dr.Taha Hussein street in Zamalek, Cairo
Or
(Madbouly’s) 45, Batal Ahmed Abdel Aziz street in Mohandessin, Cairo
Telephone: 37626010- 27355393
0106043882-0106043802
(Madbouly Bookstore) 33459574-33459575
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Name of the Book :Darfur in Few Lines
Prepared and Edited by: Qassim Mahdawi
Revised: Hajaj Nayl
Publisher: Arab Program for Human Rights Activists
Book Subject: it is a study, begins with a historical background for the conflict in Darfur, provides geographical, and demographic information about Darfur, beside listing the main ethnic groups inhibiting in the area. The book also handles the conflict in Darfur and its stages, including the negotiations, and attempts made internationally, regionally and locally, the book covers the conflict since its breakout in 2003.
How to get the book:
Arab Program for Human Rights Activists
Address:
18 Saiboyh Al Masri St, off Al Tayran St. third floor, suit 6, Rab’a Al Adwya, Nasr City
Egypt- Cairo
Telephone: 0020 2240 4906
Fax: 0020 224020178
Email: aphra@aphra.org
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Name of the Book :Al Intifada (The Uprising)
Review and Presentation: Mr. Hamdi Al Assiotty the Advocate
Book Subject: The legal advocacy of Mr. Nabil al-Hilali in the case of the 18th-19th January 1977, the book issued as Hisham Mubarak Law Center in cooperation with Al Hilali Association for Freedoms- Lawyers Union commemorating the second anniversary of the departure of the prominent Professor Nabil al-Hilali the lawyer, representing to the audience one of the most brilliant and eternal advocacies of Mr. Nabil al-Hilali, his advocacy defending the accused in the events of 1977, termed by the ex- president al- Sadat as the “Burglars’ Uprising”.
Responding to this advocacy of Al Hilali and his respectful colleagues the court decided to acquit the defendants of the charges directed to them related to incitement to and participation in using violence and sabotage with intention to overthrow the regime, take over the rule in the events of 18th and 19th January 1977. What is considered of great significance as judiciary precedence in an important and crucial case, in a way that indicates the judiciary independence and integrity.
How to get the book: Hisham Mubarak Law Center
Address: 1st Tawfikya Market, 5th Floor, Downtown Cairo.
Tel:00202257589080 –
Email: hmlc@link.net
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Name of the Book :Citizenship
Author: Samih Fahmi
Published by: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Study
Subject of the Book: the author define the concept of citizenship of person according to the duties and rights citizen practices within a specific geographical area, with determined borders known nowadays as modern national state that depends on the rule of law in a citizenship state for all, where all of the citizens are equal in rights and duties, with no discrimination based on differences in religion, gender, or social roles …etc. Hence the law maintains the equality within communities, enforces the order, and made relationship predictable between people, which develops in a pre-perspective known and accepted by all.
The author says that citizenship manifests itself in reality in the participation of citizens in the public affairs, and when they participate with opinions and voting, and practicing the political roles. This participation associated with the depth of their feeling of belonging to this homeland where they live, and their readiness to work for its development.
How to get the book: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
9 Restom St. Garden City, Cairo-Egypt
Tel: 00202 27951112 – Fax: 0020227921913
E-mail: info@cihrs.org
Website: www.cihrs.org
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Name of the Book : To What Extent are the Saudi Systems Compatible with the Main Human Rights Conventions
Book’s Subject: this study issued by the National Association for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, as a guideline documents for the organizational, judicial, and executive bodies, to be used in modifying some of the current systems, and produce new systems that adjusted to fit the new inputs and future changes in the world as a whole and the Kingdom as a part of, which should have an influencing role in human rights, in particular about the aspect of the international public opinion awareness, and introducing and defending the human rights in the Islamic Laws “Shari’a” to it.
The book comes in 192 pages of medium size.
Published by the National Association for Human Rights in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
How to get the book: KSA- Ryad. P.O. Box 1881
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Name of the Book : Legal obstacles before the activities of the civil society
Editor: Sabry Mohamed.
Issued by: Arab Program for Human Rights Activists.
Issue of the book: the book contains the two workshops organized by the Arab Program for Human Rights Activists; the first workshop entitled: "Legal Obstacles Before the Activities of the Civil Society in 2004" and the second one entitled: "Multiple Monitoring Mechanisms on the Activities of the Civil Society". The book contains opinions of civil society activists with regards to laws and legislations which impose obstacles on the activities of the civil society in the field of development, environment, woman, child and human rights from both civil and political perspective. In addition, the book addresses the biggest obstacle which is exceptional laws that tackle the civil society activists. Finally, it addresses the conclusions and recommendations of the workshops and the implementation mechanisms.
How to get the book: Arab Program for Human Rights Activists APHRA
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Name of the Book :Waiting for Justice
Publisher: REDRESS
The Book Subject:
The book considers the international standards of the “appropriate timing”, court rulings, and proceedings in a number of countries around the world. they are standards and ruling of procedures that form a key formula of strategies for prosecution and advocacy that benefit the lawyers who works with torture survivors, it was designed to provide effective solutions for the radicalized postponement cases, and delay in individual torture cases.
How to Get the Book: REDRESS Organization
87 Vauxhall Walk London SE115HJ
Tel: +44-0-2077 93 1777 Fax: +44-0-207793 1719
E-mail:info@redress.org
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Name of the Book : Globalization and Culture(Homogeneous, Diversity, Identity, and Freedom)
Wrote by: Tom. G. Ballmer
Publisher: Fredrick Naoman Foundation- Cairo Office
Theme: the book comes to the conclusion that live cultures are changing, and change process gives cultures its own characteristics. Similarity of these cultures doesn't stem from being dissimilar to other cultures, but from being difference from itself throughout time, exactly like a person who grew up from childhood to manhood, but remains the same person. It seems that most observers in rich communities specify poverty as the major cultural factor in poor communities. This can be clear in some example, for instance, using cell phones in developed countries, or by the poor is not considered as robbery of others' culture, as far as it is a challenge to the arrogance of those have been trying to make the poor remain in their national communities like lizards in holes. Using cell phones by those individuals in talking to their friends , families, and their partners in business is an important and valuable thing and not a threat to their cultural identities. The right to merchandise for example is one of the basic rights, cultural arguments that support limitation of trade inside countries' territories can not be defended. Trade monopoly leads to the sustainability of poverty, not to the maintenance of culture. Therefore, trade monopoly should be fought in the name of culture in the first place, not in the name of economic efficiency, for live cultures flourish under freedom and wellbeing.
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