NCW operations room to receive harassment complaints during Eid-ul-Fitr

CAIRO - 12 June 2018: Chairperson of the National Council for Women (NCW) Maya Morsi asserted that the council's women complaints office will set up an operations room to receive sexual harassment complaints from girls and women and offer them legal aid during Eid al-Fitr vacation in a bid to counter such serious misconduct.

In a statement released by NCW on Tuesday, Morsi said NCW will cooperate with the Ministry of Interior's unit for combating violence against women, adding that the NCW's complaints unit will assign lawyers to accompany policemen during campaigns against those involved in any harassment cases.

The NCW operations room will receive complaints on the following phone numbers: 15115, 01007525600 and 01099299191 or complainers might send photos and messages via omb.office@yahpp.com or the NCW email address or WhatsApp messaging service.