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Rape in Egypt is a criminal offense with penalties ranging from lifetime sentence to capital punishment. In Egypt, marital rape is legal. [1] By 2008, the U.N. quoted Egypt's Interior Ministry's figure that 20,000 rapes take place every year, although according to the activist Engy Ghozlan (), rapes are 10 times higher than the stats given by Interior Ministry, making it 200,000 per year. [2]
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]
The judicial system (or judicial branch) of Egypt is an independent branch of the Egyptian government which includes both secular and religious courts. The Judiciary of Egypt consists of administrative and non-administrative courts, a Supreme Constitutional Court, penal courts, civil and commercial courts, personal status and family courts, national security courts, labour courts, military ...
Even before Egypt separated from the Ottoman Empire and became an independent state, it had already started passing its own laws and procedures. Egypt continuously developed new laws and adjustments to the legal system including the penal code. The element that led to criminal law reform was the creation of mixed courts.
In Egypt, it is illegal to distribute pornography. [29] Possession and access of pornography are not criminalised. [ 4 ] Unlike numerous African nations which have no laws against child pornography, Egypt blocks child pornography websites and dealing in child pornography carries a minimum sentence of five years and fines of US$29,000.
Little is known about the practice of prostitution in ancient Egypt. The Turin Erotic Papyrus depicts women, possibly prostitutes, engaged in sexual acts with men. . Permanent body adornment such as tattoos, appearing as dotted diamond shapes on the thighs of figurines and mummies, or as images of the god Bes, are seen on depictions of professional entertainers and pr
Status: De jure legal De facto illegal after 2000: Penalty: Under morality laws punishment up to 17 years with hard labor, fines, and deportation [1]: Gender identity: Sex reassignment surgery is allowed and can be performed in the country after obtaining approval from Al-Azhar Mosque or the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Egypt. The state carried out at least 44 executions in 2016, at least 35 in 2017, and at least 43 in 2018, according to Amnesty International . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The method of execution is hanging for civilian convictions, and by firing squad for convictions by commissioned military personnel at the time of duty.