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Legislative Committee
 

 

The Terms of Reference of the Legislative Committee are:

  • To examine the laws, regulations and decrees related to women and propose any amendments deemed necessary

  • To express opinions on draft laws, regulations and decrees related to the objectives of NCW.

  • To follow up on the enforcement of laws, regulations and decrees so as to ensure gender equality, as stipulated in the Egyptian Constitution.

  • To examine and study issues referred to it by NCW President.

    • Members of NCW Standing Legislative Committee are:

     Counselor Dr. Hassan Badrawi
    Dr. Zeinab Radwan
    Counselor. Farag Al-Dorry
    Counselor. Mahmoud Ghoneim
    Ms. Ibtisam Habib
    Ms. Amina Gamal Al-Otaifi
    Mr. Khalid Fathi Naguib
    Counselor. Raga’a El Araby
    Dr. Salwa Bakir
    Dr. Sohair Abdel Moneim
    Counselor. Abdel-Rahim Nafa’e
    Ms. Azza Soliman
    Counselor. Dr. Emad Al-Naggar
    Mr. Maged Al-Sherbini
    Counselor. Mohamed Aly Skekar
    Ms. Mona Zulficar
    Ms. Nafissa Hassan Saleh
    Ms. Nazli Al-Sherbini
    Mr. Ibrahim Mamdouh Zaki
    Committee Coordinator: Ms. Isis Mahmoud

    Activities of the Committee:

    The activities of the Legislative Committee during 2007 included:

  • Discussion of the constitutional amendments related to article 62 in order to finalize draft text of the provisions of the article, as recommended during the Seventh National Conference of NCW.

  • Finalizing its vision on the Civil Employment Draft Law, while not accepting the draft law proposed by the Local Development Ministry. It also discussed the Public Employment Draft Law prepared by the State Council and submitted a report expressing its views thereon.

  • Preparing a number of working papers related to the penal code, and proposing to introduce amendments to three basic provisions deemed to contain discrimination against women in honor crimes and combating prostitution laws.

  • Preparing a report related to the United Nations Resolution No. (60/139) on Violence against Women, in response to a request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

  • Discussing the proposed amendments to Law 10/2004 on Family Courts and the refusal of Nasser Bank to disburse the alimony payments due, based on the agreement reached through the dispute settlement offices of family courts.

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