( CNN ) -- Adly Mansour , Egypt 's interim president , is reviewing a proposed protest law approved by the Cabinet that has drawn the ire of human rights groups and political factions . State media reported Wednesday the measure would have tight restrictions : . -- It requires an appeal to be handed to the Interior Ministry before any demonstration . -- It gives senior police officials the right to cancel , delay or move a protest . -- It allows for the creation of `` protest-free '' areas around public institutions . Rights groups have reacted strongly to the proposed measure . `` Resorting to the security and police solutions will lead to more failure and worsen the political conflict in Egypt , '' Gamal Eid , executive director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights , said in a statement . The April 6th movement , an influential political force deeply involved in Egypt 's 2011 revolution , equated the draft law with Hosni Mubarak-era repressions , calling it `` one of the worst repressive laws constraining freedoms in Third World countries and military dictatorships . '' Mubarak was removed from power in 2011 during the early days of the Arab Spring movement that swept across North African and Middle East . Tamarod , the grass-roots political faction responsible for organizing the petition campaign that led to the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsy in July by the Egyptian military , reacted to the draft law on Facebook : . `` Any law that limits the right of peaceful demonstration which Egyptians won in the January 25th and June 30th revolutions is an unjust law . Dealing with non-peaceful protest must be done without a law that is used to restrict or narrow peaceful protests . '' The Nour Party , the second largest Islamist party in Egypt , also criticized the draft law and urged the interim president to engage in a debate before approval . `` The protest law is dangerous and sensitive and should be preceded by a community dialogue or at least dialogue with political forces . One of the most important gains of the revolution is that the Egyptian people recovered their right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression , '' the party said in a statement . Morsy gets trial date as Egypt turmoil continues .
The proposed law would restrict groups ' abilities to conduct protests in Egypt . Adly Mansour , Egypt 's interim president , will review the measure , state media report . Human rights groups and political parties have decried the Cabinet-approved measure . Nour Party : `` The ( proposed ) protest law is dangerous and sensitive ''