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#assault of women

Egypt's outgoing Interim President Adly Mansour has issued his final law as President, criminalizing all forms of sexual harassment, regardless of the medium it occurs through. The new law declares that those found guilty of verbal sexual harassment in a private or public place will be sentenced to a minimum of six months in prison and fined no less than EGP 3,000 ($US 420). The amended law, under Article 306, defines verbal sexual harassment as occuring through stalking, using gestures or words…