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Democracy, Human Rights and Gender

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12-14 May 2008
Moratorium on the use of the Death Penalty in the Arab Region
The aim is to have a free and open discussion on the status of the death penalty among countries in the Middle East.

11-13 February 2008
Challenging Honour-Related Violence Against Women; Legal Rights and State Responsibilities
Attention has been drawn in recent years to the issue of crimes against women committed in the name of honour.

21-23 January 2008
"New Strategies in Reporting-Getting the Message Out"
The face of journalism in the world is changing in the Middle East, as well as elsewhere.

3-5 December 2007
Including Women in the Political Process
The seminar will focus on the theme “Political Parties: best practices of political parties promoting women´s political participation”.

29-30 October 2007
Manual on Human Rights Education
The Council of Europe has produced (2002) a Manual on Human Rights Education for young ‎people.

24-26 September 2007
Meeting of Swedish NGOs with activities in the MENA-Region
The purpose is to present Sida´s regional strategy for the people working in the field and to discuss priority areas for the Swedish involvement in the region.

11-13 June 2007
Gender-Based Violence
Attention has been drawn in recent years to the issue of crimes against women committed in the name of honour.

5-7 March 2007
Youth Policy: Follow-up Meeting of Euro-Med Steering Committee
SwedAlex in close co-ordination with the Council of Europe, League of Arab States, Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs, Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the National Council for Youth have arranged a couple of seminars regarding “Youth Policy”.