Elie H. Abouaoun

February 17, 2014

Dechirures meurtrieres en Syrie

Dans la foulée des révoltes arabes en 2011, les jeunes Syriens ont pu initier un mouvement de protestation en vue d’instaurer un régime démocratique en

January 13, 2014

Comments on the start-up of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

This week, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) will hold its first trial sessions. This is surely a historical moment for Lebanon for one main reason:

November 29, 2013

The Syria crisis persistent challenges to an effective humanitarian response in Lebanon

The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon continues to grow amid continuing speculations that the violence is likely to continue in Syria.

November 15, 2013

In the Arab region, barriers abound to giving locally

For decades, human rights defenders across the Arab region have relied on foreign resources rather than local funding to support human rights initiatives.

October 7, 2013

Palliative Effect of Hassan Rouhani

While some analysts perceived Rouhani’s presidential victory as a subtle maneuver, others looked at it as a belated fulfillment of the 2009 “Green Revolution.”

June 8, 2013

Développement humain et droits humains

Pour certains, Il n’est probablement pas étrange que le néo inquisiteur RP Abdo Abou Kassam jette l’anathème sur ceux qui optent pour le mariage civil. Ca fait des années que des activistes, chrétiens de surcroît, se posent des questions (parfois dans ces colonnes même à l’instar de Michel Hajji Georgiou) sur la pertinence d’avoir un centre chargé de la moralité de la communauté.
June 8, 2013

التنمية البشرية و حقوق الانسان

تعرف التنمية البشرية بثلاثة مكونات اساسية: المكون الإقتصادي/الإجتماعي والمكون الثقافي والمكون السياسي، وهي تؤدي إلى توسيع آفاق الفرد في إتخاذ قرارات متنورة وإعتماد خيارات شخصية من خلال مسار ينقل الفرد من حالة “الوجود الجسدي” إلى مستوى “التعبير عن الذات.”

June 1, 2013

Re-thinking the revolution

Almost two years after Mohammed-Tarek Bou Azizi’s slap on the face ignited a “Jasmin revolution,” Arab public opinion remains divided over the reasons, methods and outcomes of what has been called the “Arab Spring.”
May 26, 2013

مدير الصندوق العربي لحقوق الانسان : نسعى لتوفير دعم وتمويل القطاع الخاص للمبادرات الحقوقية بديلا للتمويل الأجنبي

مدير الصندوق العربي لحقوق الانسان : نسعى لتوفير دعم وتمويل القطاع الخاص للمبادرات الحقوقية بديلا للتمويل الأجنبي
April 1, 2013

Un mariage hybride au Liban

Le Liban vient de franchir un nouveau pas sur le long chemin d’un meilleur respect des droits. En effet, Nidal Darwich et Khouloud Sukkariyeh, encouragés

February 1, 2013

Syria’s refugee crisis: The unseen end of the tunnel

Syria has been in turmoil since early 2011. However, the escalation witnessed in the last weeks indicates a change in the nature of the military actions, with considerable and overt implications for civilians.
January 24, 2013

Syria’s refugee crisis: The unseen end of the tunnel

The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon continues to grow amid continuing speculations that the violence is likely to continue in Syria.

January 1, 2013

An Insight on Human Rights Work from the Arab Region

The Arab region has experienced a number of historical developments in the last two years, a dynamic of change unseen since the 1950s. Analyzing the whereabouts of this dynamic might be pretentious for a grantmaking organization like the Arab Human Rights Fund (AHRF);

December 7, 2012

Reflections from Johannesburg: Social Justice Philanthropy

Posted on December 6, 2012 by IHRFG