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Sami El Hajj successfully ends his visit to Geneva
Press Releases | 01 July 2008
The Al Jazeera journalist Sami El Haj was in Geneva during the week of June 24, 2008, at the invitation of the Alkarama Foundation for Human Rights for his first trip abroad since his release from Guantanamo on 1 May 2008. Sami El Haj was accompanied by the Executive Director of Civic Aid International Organization (CAIO), Mr. Hassan Elmogummer.
The journalist Sami El Haj in Geneva from June 24, 2008
Press Releases | 20 June 2008
The Al Jazeera journalist Sami El Haj will be in Geneva the week of June 24, 2008, at the invitation of the ALKARAMA Foundation for Human Rights for his first trip abroad since his release from Guantanamo on May 1, 2008.
Arab Charter on Human Rights: Written in 1994, it is enforced in 2008
Press Releases | 21 March 2008
Alkarama for Human Rights, March 21, 2008
The Arab Charter on Human Rights was adopted by the Arab League in 1994. It has been signed by only one state, Iraq, among the 22 members of the League. None of them had ratified it. An updating process has been initiated and led to an amended and adopted version by the Arab summit in Tunis in 2004.
The Arab Charter on Human Rights was adopted by the Arab League in 1994. It has been signed by only one state, Iraq, among the 22 members of the League. None of them had ratified it. An updating process has been initiated and led to an amended and adopted version by the Arab summit in Tunis in 2004.
Two decades on, Alkarama calls upon Arab states to ratify Convention against Torture
Press Releases | 02 July 2007
Alkarama for Human Rights, 27 June 2007
Marking the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (26/06/2007), Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, roundly condemned the practice and called on all countries to ratify the International Convention against Torture.