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Human Rights in the Arab Region in 2008

Location: Washington, D.C.
Event Date: February 6, 2009

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

Location

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

Related Information

From Exporting Terrorism to Exporting Repression: Human Rights in the Arab Region
March 2009
This OSI-supported report from the Cairo Institute documents and analyzes significant human rights developments in 12 Arab countries.

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http://www.soros.org/initiatives/washington/events/arabhumanrights_20090206

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