Visiting Program in Germany and an International Conference titled “For Democracy and Human Rights.- Towards a Sustainable Dialogue Between European and Arab Civil Societies” in Potsdam, Berlin from 29 May until 4 June
For several years, the Foundation has sponsored a regional project titled “Laws Reform” which aimed at promoting the freedom of association in selected Arab states. Members of the recently established Arab Council for the Freedom of Association have participated in a visiting program to Germany. From Palestine Dr. Azmi Shuaibi, Commissioner on combating corruption at AMAN organization, participated in this visiting program from 29 May until 2 June. Within this program, an international conference took place in Potsdam,
Berlin on 3 and 4 June which aimed at creating a forum of exchange between the Arab civil society groups and their European counterparts. From Palestine, Mr. Mueen Barghouthi, lawyer and Instructor at Bir Zeit University on Law and Human Rights, participated in this international conference along with Dr. Shuaibi.
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Tunis Workshop, Arab Liberal Youth Discuss Strategies and Form Bonds for the Future from 26-29 April 2010
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Strategies to Empower and strengthen Arab Youth Liberal Organizations Workshop
NAL workshop “Strategies to Empower and strengthen Arab Youth Liberal Organizations Workshop” in Tunis
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Date : 26 – 29 April 2010
Participants : Ms. Dima Qamhia, Ms. Inas Tineh, Mr. Hamad Suleiman – Freedom Forum Palestine (FFP)-Ramallah, Palestine
Workshop on “Community Participation in Local Elections” conducted by our partner MARSAD with the support of the GTZ, on Saturday 24.4.2010 in Orthodox Club in Beit Jala, Palestine, at 5pm.
Workshop on “Community Participation in Local Elections” conducted by our partner MARSAD with the support of the GTZ, on Saturday 17.4.2010 in Battir Local council, Battir village, Palestine at 3:30 pm.
Regional workshop in cooperation with the Network of Arab Liberals
Regional workshop in cooperation with the Network of Arab Liberals (NAL) titled: “Strategies to Empower and Strengthen liberal youth organizations in the Arab world” from 26-29 April 2010 in Tunis.
“No Education, No Freedom “ seminar
(The report is available in English only)
Date : 7 – 19 February 2010
Participant : Mr. Sani Jabsheh , Director of Programs, International Planned Parenthood Federation – Jerusalem
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Cairo: Final Conference within the EU funded project “Freedom of Association in the Arab World”
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More than one hundred delegates representing NGOs, political parties, labour unions, international human rights organizations and the European Union joined the Conference on “Freedom of Association. A Roadmap for the Future” organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty (FNF) from February 10 to 12, 2010. The three-day event marked the formal ending of a three-years regional project aimed at promoting the freedom of association in the Arab world. This project has been supported by the European Union and was – in the initial phase – focused on Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. In a later stage project activities were also conducted in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia
