User talk:Fhhrl

The Foundation for Human and Humanitarian Rights (Lebanon) was founded in 1989 by a group of concerned Lebanese. It is an independent non-governmental human rights organization. The original founding group had 6 jurists (4 were at the time senior judges) and many university professors, journalists and intellectuals at large. The motive behind the FHHRL was the, then, protracted Lebanese war which gave the founders a firm conviction that peace in Lebanon takes human rights more than just a cessation of hostilities. The post-war Lebanon should be founded on firm bases. The act of the association describes the FHHRL as an “inter-state, inter-faith, inter-party and inter-ethnic forum”. It goes on to highlight four fields of activities, monitoring, examining laws, advocacy and education. In the years which followed, other activities were added; women, youth, environment, and as of June of this year a section was set up for the detainees from Lebanon in Syrian and Israeli prisons. Nowadays, the FHHRL enjoys general recognition as the leading human rights organization in Lebanon. It earned this reputation out of its unbending opposition to all forms of violations of human rights. The FHHRL developed as education program to promote the Human Rights values in Lebanon and the region. A course was tailored for this purpose and is being given in several universities in an extended manner. But the FHHRL does not stop at this point. It provides training in the Human Rights theory and practice to the general public; and also organizes seminars to whoever is interested. Another important activity of the foundation is the publication of a considerable number of legal studies, case studies, reports, and so on… FHHR in the course of its some 20 years of activities the FHHRL received grants from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the German embassy in Lebanon to implement human rights education for the general public. •	Website: www.fhhrl.org •	E-mail: info@fhhrl.org •	Tele-fax: 01-369 813 •	Address: Beirut-Down Town/ Starco center-block A-8th floor- room 803