However, the development took a brutal turn when several women who testified in an investigation into a suspected gang rape in a luxury hotel in Cairo were themselves arrested and imprisoned.
Nevertheless, an important change is about to take place in the country, Egyptian feminists tell SVT Nyheter.
- After these cases came to light, people have become much more aware.
Reports are made and more men end up in prison.
It is a more recognized social problem today, says lawyer Noor el-Gohary, who has worked on several of the cases.
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