7.4.2018 – London The International Observatory of Human Rights (IOHR) has partnered with Mr. Hanif Qadir, a reformed Islamic extremist and the founder of the Active Change Foundation (ACF) to raise awareness, counter radicalisation and engage returning fighters and prisoners seeking a path to rehabilitation. IOHR is launching a campaign called “Not Born a Radical”, during the International Initiative on the Prevention and Countering of Radicalism and Extremism, taking place … Read more →
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The International Observatory of Human Rights Launches Campaign Calling for Expansion of Community Sponsorship of Syrian Refugees scheme in the UK
The International Observatory of Human Rights, brought together the leading Canadian and UK practitioners in community sponsorship for the event The Benefits of Community Sponsorship of Syrian Refugees to call for the expansion of the scheme as part of the ongoing #BeARefugeeSponsor campaign. The UK Community Sponsorship scheme, gives local communities the opportunity to assume greater responsibility in the global refugee crisis by taking up a leading role in resettling … Read more →
International Observatory of Human Rights and Sorbonne Human Rights Association organise event for imprisoned Cumhuriyet Turkish journalists
The International Observatory of Human Rights collaborated with the Sorbonne Human Rights Association in Paris to organise a panel discussion on ‘Freedom of Expression in Turkey – Cumhuriyet Case’ on February 12, 2018. The panel of experts and family members of detained journalists drew attention to the plight of the 17 Cumhuriyet employees accused by the Turkish state of ‘aiding and abetting a terrorist movement’ ahead of the scheduled hearing … Read more →
International Observatory of Human Rights Invites Son of jailed Turkish journalist Murat Sabuncu to the Geneva Summit
Valerie Peay, the director of the International Observatory of Human Rights invited Muratcan Sabuncu, the son of Murat Sabuncu the editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet newspaper unjustly jailed in Turkey ahead of the hearing scheduled for March 9th. Sabuncu also the president of the Sorbonne Human Rights Association and the IOHR delegation met with officials and human rights activists at the United Nations in Geneva on the sidelines of the Geneva Summit … Read more →
IOHR launches a Human Rights TV web portal in London
The International Observatory of Human Rights launches a unique human rights TV web portal in London with an interview with actor and UNICEF ambassador Charley Boorman. Boorman will be discussing his fundraising work with UNICEF to spread awareness about poverty, victims of AIDS and better facilities for British servicemen and women wounded or injured in the line of duty. He will also share experiences about his motorbike travels worldwide with … Read more →