The United States voiced regret Saturday at the absence of women on a committee tasked with proposing amendments to Egypt's constitution despite their participation in protests that ousted Hosni Mubarak.
The lack of women on a committee charged with amending Egypt's constitution for elections post-Mubarak casts doubt over whether the country can develop into a true democracy, a group of activists said on Wednesday.
So Mubarak is gone and certainly it is good to finally be rid of someone who has consistently abused the human rights of the citizens of Egypt. But it is not at all clear yet whether those that take his place will be better, particularly for women.
For Egyptian women in the March of a Million and other street protests to oust authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak, the sometimes deadly demonstrations have been a show of force.
Thanks perhaps to Hong Kong’s special blend of decades of British colonial rule and ties to mainland China, where Communism formally embraced gender equality 60 years ago, women’s rights and gender equality are well enshrined in the legal system.
This petition challenges the lack of women on Egypt's constitutional committee, which does not count a single woman.
In a whirlpool of paint, Najah Kablan is busy making banners for the uprising against Libyan leader Moamer Gathafi's four-decade rule in the traditionally conservative nation.
Scores of lawmakers, representatives of civil society and media persons stressed the need of electoral reforms before the next general elections.