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Human Rights
Civil liberties in scale of 1-7, whit 1 representing the highest level of freedom and
7 representing the lowest level of freedom scored 6.
Unfree press
Egypt is placed in 143rd out of 167 nations on press freedoms
Human Rights Watch also indicates issues of concern. For example they discuss
how the law does not recognize conversion from Islam to other religions
Homosexuality is not technically illegal in Egypt, but is considered taboo. Until
recently, the government denied that homosexuality existed in Egypt, but recently
official crackdowns have occurred for reasons felt to include the desire to appease
Islamic clerics, to distract from economic issues, or as a cover-up for closet
homosexuals in high places.
In the months following the ouster of President Morsy, police used excessive lethal
force, killing scores of protesters, and arrested many Brotherhood supporters.
Prosecutors failed to investigate security forces for the killing of the hundreds of
protesters, yet were quick to refer protesters to trial on violence-related charges.
The police arrested protesters outside the presidential palace and elsewhere and
illegally held hundreds, including children, in Central Security Forces camps where
they subjected dozens to torture, including sexual abuse. There is no law
criminalizing domestic violence specifically. Other forms of violence against
women, including child marriage and female genital mutilation continued to take
Healthcare System
Government:
- receives funding from the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
- universal coverage of
basic health services for all of its citizens
Parastatal
Quasi-governmental organizations :
- Health Insurance Organization
(HIO)
- Curative Care Organization (CCO)
- Teaching Hospitals and Institutes
Organization (THO).
Private
Covers everything from traditionalmidwives, private pharmacies, private doctors,
and private hospitals of all sizes.
Health Insurance
Organization (HIO)
Providers