After a series of disruptions caused by political upheavals and government restrictions, an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF Egypt project has started work in earnest to form a coalition of partners for integrity. The project works to raise awareness among governmental employees, journalists and lawyers of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Convention Against Corruption and other international treaties; detect and monitor cases of corruption; assess the status of integrity in selected ministries through two annual reports and eight journals: print and distribute anti-corruption materials for citizens; receive citizens' complaints through a hotline; and refer complaints to the relevant legal entity.
Participants from 18 governorates at the conference at the Safir Hotel in Cairo included Khaled Ali, legendary anti-corruption crusader and former presidential candidate; Gallal Nadim, anti-corruption experts and former head of the Transparency and Integrity Committee of the Ministry of Administrative Development; Haggag Nayel, Executive Director, Arab Programme for Human Rights Activists; human rights activists Mervat Abou Teeg, Ebtihal Rashad, Elhami El Merghani, Yasser Abdel Gawad, Atef El Negmy, Maged Sorror, Ebtihal Rashad, Mamdouh Nakhla.
Conference themes included ¡°The Fight Against Corruption in Egypt: Ministries, Supervisory Institutions, and Civil Society¡±, focusing on legislation for access to information, and ¡°25/30 Revolutions: Between Political Will and the Roots of the Deep State¡±, addressing the fight against corruption as one of the key demands of the revolution, as well as the economic, political and legislative forms of corruption.