Marsad Egypt Egyptian Security Sector Observatory Egypt has established a special fund to manage and make use of the Suez Canal’s revenues, amending Law No. 30 of 1975 to do so.
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Egypt prisons using ‘systemic sexual violence’ on detainees
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