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1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Elizabeth Arrott January 03, 2013CAIRO Women played a major role in the revolution that brought down Egypts old government. But nearly two years on, many say they have seen little reward. In terms of physical security, activists say the plight of women is getting worse.Heba Morayef,

2、the Egypt director of Human Rights Watch, There have been so many cases of mobbing, of sexual assault and recently also gang rape cases, and the response to that of course has been zero response from the government.”Activists say efforts to get the government to help women have failed. Psychologist

3、Farah Shash of the Nadim Center in Cairo works with victims of sexual violence.Whenever we discuss womens issues in the parliament or public debate, they would say it is not a priority, that we dont believe that women protection and participation is a priority, with what is going on now with the rev

4、olution and the political system and so on,” Shash explains.While womens rights were shaky under the old system, legal experts say the nations new constitution, passed amid controversy last month, further erodes civil guarantees.Many of the lines in the constitution - they didnt try to say things sp

5、ecifically for women to defend their rights,” complains a young woman who was among many to take to the streets to protest out of concern.In addition to passing protective laws, rights groups say it will take an overhaul of an education system that portrays women in subservient roles, an economy tha

6、t leaves many young people jobless and a society that tends to blame the victim for the assault.Some civic groups are offering women protection at rallies and other vulnerable areas. Psychologist Shash says the trend may help raise awareness, but the thinking behind it is misguided.Women cannot move

7、 with human shields all the time in the Egyptian street, notes Shash. We need to know that the system is protecting us. We need to know that men do not see us as sexual objects walking on the street.”The growing number of cases where “protectors” have attacked suspects is a worrying development, rig

8、hts advocates say.This new license thats been given to private citizens to become involved in violence is an even more dangerous one, Morayef says. Because you see a weakening of the role of the state and honestly this opens the door to vigilantism moving forward.”While rights groups view the Islamist government with a wary eye, they argue it is in everyones interests, including the leaders, to take a greater role and step up security for women. 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！