The Constitutional and Legal Egyptian Organization for Human Rights

National Network
Egypt
Address

22 Syria Street, Roushdy
Alexandria
Egypt

Telephone
0020 (0)3 5914180
Fax
0020 (0)3 5456299
E-Mail
eaclhr@eaclhr.org
Mobile Phone
0020 (0)10 1509955
Mobile Phone (other)
0020 (0)12 2948699
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2005
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information
The Constitutional and Legal Egyptian Organization for Human Rights is the first Alexandria based human rights NGO. It was founded in 2005, under the registration number 1835. The organization has a board of members including 4 lawyers (2 women), and relies also on volunteers.
Mission and Objectives

1. Disseminate constitutional and legal culture
2. Increase awareness on basic human rights
3. provide citizens with legal assistance in social, cultural, environmental, health and economical aspects.
Work mechanisms:
1. Provide citizens with free of charge legal assistance in social, cultural, environmental, health and economical aspects
2. Organize training courses for citizens to raise their legal and constitutional awareness and basic human rights culture
3. Organize conferences, seminars and workshops
4. Prepare and publish studies, books and researches to promote citizens' awareness
5. Exert efforts to eradicate all kinds of discrimination against women according to international human rights laws and the Egyptian constitution
6. Provide children with all necessary support

Main Projects / Activities

1. The Organization raised complaints against electoral commission's rules on accepting and rejecting the nomination of candidates in Bab Sharqi's constituency
2. Monitored a case of arbitrary enforcement of a law (no.10) which was issued to impose tariffs on cleanness services, and did not comply with Egyptian human rights laws
3. Launching a popular campaign amongst Alexandrian citizens to be sent to the Governor of Alexandria and calling for the elimination of citizens' livelihood hardships
4. Observes the performance of local MPs and reports to them issues related to citizens' problems
5. Monitored, in coordination with the National Council for Human Rights, the previous Presidential and Parliamentary elections, with the help of 49 volunteers.

Contact (1) Full Name
Mr. Mohamed El Tonsy
Head of the organisation
Mr. Mohamed El Tonsy (Chairman)
Contact (2) Full Name
Mr. Emad Nabawy Al Saed (Secretary General)