Category: International Federation of Human Rights

HRW and Amnesty Still in Denial about the “Reformed” Human Rights Council

June 30th, 2007 | Category: Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, UN, NGOs, International Federation of Human Rights
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NGOs such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International argued that the new UN Human Rights Council would be different from the discredited Commission on Human Rights. They were wrong. On June 19, the UN Human Rights Council adopted new procedures for its second year in operation, including […]

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Director of PCHR re-elected as Vice President of FIDH.

May 31st, 2007 | Category: Durban Conference, Human Rights, International Federation of Human Rights, Palestinian Center for Human Rights
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The Director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Raji Sourani, has been re-elected as the Vice President of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) for his third consecutive term. In an April 26, 2007 press release on the Palestine News Network announcing the election, FIDH states that “Sourani’s re-election comes […]

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