On the 4th of
November, 2015 the human rights office has hosted an encounter with Maria Francisca Ize-Charrin, former Director,
Research and Right to Development Division Director a.i., Field Operations and
Technical Cooperation Division at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights and in the afternoon to Dr. Elias Khouri, Representative of the Union of Arab Jurists
at the United Nations at Geneva.
In the morning Mrs.
Ize-Charrin talked about the path of human rights, what had happened in the
world before they were recognized as rights, and what needs to be done to make
sure they are respected and enjoyed by all. In particular, she stressed the
fundamental link between human rights and spiritual values.
In the afternoon Dr.
Elias Khouri, explained the situation in Syria, speaking about the history of
the country and what lead to the present situation. He also explaining how the west
media is transmitting a distorted image of the events, blaming Assad for all of
them and excluding him from any negotiation of Syria’s future, even when most
of the population is on his side
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