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Egypt toughens sexual harassment law

Egypt toughens sexual harassment law

MENNA A FAROUK EGYPTIAN women's rights activists have called for laws protecting women to be better enforced after the introduction of stronger penalties for sexual harassment offences. They welcomed a move by Egypt's parliament on Sunday to reclassify sexual harassment as a felony, increase the minimum jail sentence from one to two years and raise the fine to at least 100,000 Egyptian pounds ($6,400). But they warned this would only be effective if enforcement of such laws was improved, citing a lack of awareness among police, judges and society as a whole. The legal amendments are the latest in a…
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