We are a group of lawyers and technologists interested in enhancing and promoting digital rights and related freedoms in Egypt. 

We are a group of lawyers and technologists interested in enhancing and promoting digital rights and related freedoms in Egypt. We focus on merging law and technology and deepening our understanding of their impact on human rights and fundamental freedoms. Masaar will initially focus on promoting the enjoyment of these rights in Egypt, but not in isolation from the human rights situation in other countries in the Middle East and the world. This focus stems from the fact that surveillance and censorship policies, restrictions on digital media and the denial of freedom of information are concern common to all countries. In particular, countries in the Middle East and North Africa region share specific economic and political trends that contributed to the 2011 uprising and still inform people’s protests today.
Masaar’s work is informed by the international law and standards of human rights, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights and the International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance.