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The Egyptian Government is Heading to Close Down the Third Rights Association under the Pretext of “the Voluntary Activity” !
Cairo: 1st June, 2008
“ The Egyptian government presented in the Ministry of Social Solidarity is going to close down - one of the most important human rights association based out of Cairo- the Egyptian Awn (Aid) Association for Human Rights under a surprising and ironic excuse, alleging that the association’s budget is “small” and doesn’t have any huge financial resources, as if the government is punishing the association activists for their voluntary work, and not receiving any funds!”, said the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (anhri.net)today.
The Egyptian Awn (Aid) Association’s activists and chairman have learnt that the deputy in chief of the Ministry of Solidarity in Qaliobya governorate instructed his employees to make a report about the activity of the association preparing for dissolving it, because of its remarkable activity in the Qaliobya governorate cities, and a large number of people approach it to confront the violations they are exposed to by the police agencies, as well as assisting them in overcoming the nationwide crisis of the “Bread”. The ministry’s deputy in chief was shocked by that fact that the association and its activists are working entirely as volunteers, what made him put up this ironical pretext to close it down.
“Our association is legally registered, and most of us are lawyers, since we started our activities in 2006, we have been depending on our members’ subscriptions and personal donations, despite of our limited resources we gained an excellent reputation and could develop closer people around us. The thing that annoyed the government, hence decided to undertake closing it down or suspending it.”, said Esmael Badr the advocate and the association chairman to ANHRI.
Gamal Eid, the executive director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (anhri.net) stated: “ the Egyptian government is intending to close one of the most important human rights associations based out of Cairo,after closing down the Association for Human Rights Legal Aid, and the Center for Trade Unions and Workers’ Services. If such a decision come out, it will become a blemish in its image, and will prove the governmental hostility aginst the serious human rights associations, revealing its constant violation of the right to association.”
The Egyptian Awn Association for Human Rights’ section on the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information web site is:
www.anhri.net/egypt/aid
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