But a video posted of the event has prompted an investigation by officials due to a breach of parliamentary rules, amid wider questions about the neutrality of the
AOHR.
The lawsuit drew an angry reaction from Anwar Gargash, the UAE minister, who tweeted on Tuesday that the
AOHR "with its address in Qatar has filed a media complaint against the UAE to the International Criminal Court."
Secretary General of
AOHR reflected on the organization's coordinated efforts with NCHR and the United Nations (UN) in the fight against extremism ideologies, explaining that a front needs to be established to act in parallel with religious institutions to promote coexistence.
In his resignation letter, Sourani said that this step came due to his engagements and decision to devote his efforts towards Palestinian human rights, confronting impunity enjoyed by Israel and latest efforts exerted before the International Criminal Court (ICC), which are a priority for both PCHR and
AOHR.
Ahmed Abdulla Farhan sealed the deal with his
AOHR Secretary General Ala'a Shalabi on the sidelines of the international conference on the Arab Human Rights Court.
On his part, the
AOHR Secretary General hailed reforms in Bahrain, lauding the royal initiative calling for resumption of the All-inclusive National Consensus Dialogue in order to press ahead with reforms, bolster national unity, preserve national security and stability and achieve citizens' aspirations.
The move is primarily intended to step up pressure on Israeli occupying authorities to free Palestinian prisoners, a visiting
AOHR delegation said during a meeting with Gaza Government Head Ismail Haniya.
Meyer, who has practiced law in Boulder, in the state of Colorado in the US for 36 years and now lives just outside the city, said his group and
AOHR conducted an investigation of any violations of international law by Gaddafi's regime, the Libyan rebels and even NATO.
Human rights criticizedThe Arab Organization for Human Rights (
AOHR) Sunday accused the Jordanian authorities of failure to show adequate seriousness in dealing with human rights violations as reported by citizens.
Documented by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (Africa),
AOHR, and SHRO-Cairo throughout the 1990s, are the killings of Dr.
The Arab Organization for Human Rights (
AOHR) was established in 1983; its founding members represent all the existing ideological trends in the Arab world.(59) According to Saad Eddin Ibrahim, there are at least 5 pan-Arab and more than 100 local human-rights organizations in the Arab world.
By the end of the decade, the Arab Organization for Human Rights (
AOHR), one of the few regional, rather than country-specific, rights groups in the area, succeeded in reversing much of the united public opposition of the Arab regimes.