title: Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights
text: # Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights
  
  The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) is an Egyptian non-governmental legal and research organization which addresses issues of Egyptian and Arabic human rights.
  
  ## Outreach
  
  The ECESR sometimes coordinates with other NGOs to address human rights issues. In a report titled 'Above the State' the ECESR suggested that increased foreign investment may not lead to improved conditions for most Egyptians.
  
  ## Police raids
  
  ECESR offices have been subjected to multiple raids by Egyptian police leading to protest from numerous other agencies.
  
  ## 2019 Egyptian protests
  
  ECESR became well known during the 2019 Egyptian protests for its detailed documentation of arrests of protestors and random passers-by. On 26 September 2019, five days after protests started, ECESR listed 1909 arrests related to the protests.
  
  