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Human Rights in the Arab Region in 2008

  • When
  • February 6, 2009
    4:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST)
  • Where
  • Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
    Washington, DC
    United States of America

The Open Society Institute, in conjunction with the Democracy Coalition Project and the Project on Middle East Democracy, hosted "Human Rights in the Arab Region in 2008: A Report from the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies."  The event focused on human rights trends and deepening repression in the Middle East, as well as potential strategies for the new administration, international community, and NGOs working in the region.

Panelists

  • Bahey eldin Hassan, general director for the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies;
  • Radwan Ziadeh, visiting scholar ar the Carr Center for Human Rights at Harvard University;
  • Michele Dunn, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Location

Project on Middle East Democracy
1820 Jefferson Place, NW, 3rd floor
Washington, DC 20036

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