Crime in Egypt
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Current crimes
Crime by type
Honor killing
Petty crime
During the 1980s,
Corruption
Sadat established commissions for the investigation of corruption among government officials.[2] Mubarak replaced many cabinet members for inability in detecting corruption.[2] Despite such measures, economic crimes continued to be widespread.[2]
Sexual violence
Rape is one of the most common crimes in Egypt.[6] The Egyptian Centre for Women's Rights (ECWR) has called the problem "social cancer" and suggested that dress code is no deterrent at all. ECWR carried out a survey in 2008 which found that 83 percent of Egyptian women and 98 percent of foreign women within Egypt had experienced sexual harassment at some time, and only 12% had gone to the police for complaining such issue.[7]
Mass rapes have been carried out during festivals and the Egyptian protests, and include the public rapes of women, and female journalists.[8]
Drug trafficking
Egypt is a party to the 1961, 1971, and 1988 international drug control conventions. Its national drug control laws are generally assessed as adequate. However, Drug trafficking is still a persistent problem in Egypt. Egypt is a country for cannabis, heroin and opium destined for Europe, Israel, and North Africa.[9] According to a 2003 research undertaken by the Egyptian government, the narcotics problem costs the Egyptian economy roughly $800 million per year, including amounts spent on illegal drugs and government expenditures to tackle the problem.[10][11]
Human trafficking
Egypt serves as a transit country for women trafficked from Eastern Europe to Israel for commercial sexual exploitation.[9] Men and women from countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are believed to be trafficked through the Sinai Desert to Israel and Europe for labor.[9] Many Egyptian children from rural areas are trafficked to other areas in Egypt as domestic servants or laborers in the agriculture industry.[9]
Terrorism and Religious Violence
Egypt suffers from religious violence and terrorism, infrequent attacks both on tourists and religious minorities. Notable examples include the
References
- ^ "Consular Information Sheet: Egypt". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2017-06-24. Bureau of Consular Affairs
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Incidence of Crime Federal Research Division, Library of Congress
- ^ Khafagy, Fatma. "Honour Killing In Egypt" (PDF). UN Division for the Advancement of Women. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Three Egyptian Women Killed In 'Honor Killing,' Five Men Arrested". The Inquisitr News. 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "News". Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Egyptian woman goes public about alleged police rape in rare TV interview". Associated Press. 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
- ^ "Egyptian jailed three years for groping". 21 October 2008. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- NY Post. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
- ^ CIA World Factbook.
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