fundamental freedoms and emphasize the practical principles elucidated by Islam, such as respect for others, etc. This contributes to correcting misconceptions based on racism, intolerance, hatred, bigotry and disrespect for human dignity on sectarian, ethnic, or class-based grounds, which are antithetical to the tolerance in Islam and its teachings. 6. In accordance with Article 10 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, Law No. 84 of 2002 regulating the work of NGOs in Egypt was passed. In December 2017, Law No. 213 of 2017 was issued to amend Law No. 35 of 1976 on the organization of trade unions and the protection of rights in trade union organization. The Ministry of Social Solidarity coordinated meetings with representatives of Egyptian civil society and held workshops and various meetings for them to discuss assorted visions for amending legislation regulating the work of NGOs in light of the provisions of Article 75 of the 2014 Constitution concerning the right of citizens to form civil associations and institutions on a democratic basis, which shall have legal status as soon as notice is served, and are entitled to exercise their activities freely. Administrative authorities may not intervene in these bodies’ affairs or dissolve them or their boards of directors except by a judicial ruling. Over the course of government's consultation with national NGOs on the amendments to the law, and in implementation of their constitutional right to exercise their legislative role, a number of MPs introduced Draft Law No 70 of 2017 prepared by the House of Representatives, which establishes these civil society bodies’ attainments of legal status through serving notice and asserts that they may not be dissolved except by a court order from a competent court. 7. Article 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights provides for the right of everyone to freely associate with others. The exercise of this right shall be limited only by the necessary restrictions specified by laws and regulations, in particular those relating to the interests of national security and safety, health and morality of others or the rights and freedoms of persons. Article 54 of the 1971 Constitution, which was in effect until 2011, guaranteed this right, but the Constitution of 2014 provided for a more advanced approach to safeguarding the right to peaceful assembly and other rights. Article 73 states that citizens have the right to organize public meetings, marches, demonstrations and all forms of peaceful protest, so long as they are 36