Security forces in Egypt's northern governorate of Sharqiya remanded one man into custody for four days pending investigation following a collective assault and harassment of a woman as she returned home from a wedding on Thursday night in Zagazig city. Sexual harassment and violence have been prevalent in Egypt for years. According to a 2013 UN study, 99 percent of women in Egypt have witnessed some form of sexual harassment. The Egyptian government passed an anti-sexual harassment law in April 2014, penalizing those found guilty of sexual harassment with a fine of EGP 3,000 to EGP 5,000 and/or a jail sentence of no less than six months. There had previously been no specific law criminalising sexual harassment in Egypt before the 2014 law approved by then interim president Adly Mansour.

Source: Egypt Independent April 01, 2017 13:30 UTC