World Movement for Democracy in Middle East and North Africa

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Participants in the Middle East and North Africa - Participant Profiles -

Address: 8/10 Madhaf el Manial St.,
Apt.28, 13th Floor
El Manial, Cairo
Country: Egypt
Phone: +202-363-3322
Fax: +202-363-3322
E-mail: ecwr@egyptonline.com
Contact Person: Ms. Nehad Abul Komsan, Executive Director
Mission Statement: ECWR aims to improve the political and human status of women by enabling them to obtain their rights through legal channels, raising their awareness and familiazing them with their legal rights. The Center offers legal counseling and consulting as well as monitoring the violations inflicted on women. The Center also carries out programs that encourage and empower women to participate in political life through different means, such as registering their names, voting, and running for elections.
Areas of Democracy Work: Political Parties and Political Leadership; Civil Society Strengthening; Civic Education; Elections; Legislative Development and Assistance; Human Rights; Women's Issues
Types of Activity: Research; Publication; Training; Advocacy; Human Rights Monitoring; Regularly Scheduled Events, such as conferences and workshop series
Country Focus: Egypt
Publications: "A-B Law"
"Speeches in Politics"
"Stories of 'Nabaweya'"
Women Magazine

Address: 25 Ibrahim Ibn El Mahdi St.
7th District - Nasr City, Cairo
Country: Egypt
Phone: +202-4041185; +202-4039954
Fax: +202-4039954
E-mail: rphra@rite.com
Contact Person: Mr. Haggag Nail, Executive Director
Web Address: www.aphra.org
Mission Statement: The Regional Program for Human Rights Activists is a non-governmental, non-profit, program registered in Cairo, Egypt in April 1997, in order to develop continuous general and public discussions on the problems, needs, and aspirations of human rights activists.
Areas of Democracy Work: Civil Society Strengthening; Legislative Development and Assistance; Human Rights
Types of Activity: Research; Publication; Advocacy; Human Rights Monitoring; Regularly Scheduled Events, such as conferences and workshop series
Regional Focus: Middle East and North Africa
Publications: "Noshattaa" (Activists)
Quarterly State-Report Series
Human Rights Training Series
Human Rights Field Research
Country Report "Egypt"

Address: P.O. Box 37452
Tallahassee, FL 32315
Country: USA
Fax: +1-850-383-0777
E-mail: saziz@askurds.org
Contact Person: Dr. Salah Aziz, President
Web Address: www.askurds.org
Mission Statement: ASK promotes democracy and human rights among the Kurds at the grassroots level. ASK also provides various humanitarian aid services.
Areas of Democracy Work: Political Parties and Political Leadership; Civil Society Strengthening; Civic Education; Elections; Legislative Development and Assistance; Rule of Law; Human Rights; Women's Issues; Political and Civic Participation of Youth
Types of Activity: Research; Publication; Training; Advocacy
Country Focus: Iraq

Address: 1712 I Street, N.W., Suite 310
Washington, DC 20006
Country: USA
Phone: +1-202-452-8666
Fax: +1-202-452-0775
E-mail: iraq@iraqfoundation.org
Contact Person: Ms. Rend Rahim Francke
Web Address: www.iraqfoundation.org
Mission Statement: The goal of the Foundation is to promote and work for democracy in Iraq by advocating for the establishment of a participatory pluralist and accountable political system and civil society. The Foundation also seeks to provide the welfare and strengthen Iraqi civil organizations in the Diaspora.
Areas of Democracy Work: Political Parties and Political Leadership; Civil Society Strengthening; Human Rights; Conflict Resolution; Women's Issues
Types of Activity: Research; Publication; Advocacy; Human Rights Monitoring; Regularly Scheduled Events, such as conferences and workshop series
Country Focus: Iraq

Address: Erbil
Country: Iraq
Phone: +44-162-84-006; +32-2-537-39-89 (representative in Brussels)
Fax: +44-162-84-77-322; +32-2-537-39-89 (representative in Brussels)
E-mail: iraq.institute@iraq-democracy.org
Contact Person: Ms. Sonia Cantillon, Fundraiser
Web Address: www.iraq-democracy.org
Mission Statement: The Iraq Institute, a foundation based in Erbil, Iraq, strives for political reform and democratization, communal solidarity, national reconciliation and tolerance, sustainable development and regional cooperation, and human rights, with a special emphasis on women's rights and minority rights.
Areas of Democracy Work: Civil Society Strengthening; Civic Education; Media and Freedom of Expression; Decentralization and Local Government; Rule of Law; Human Rights; Conflict Resolution; Economic Reform and the Business Sector; Women's Issues; Political and Civic Participation of Youth
Types of Activity: Publication; Training; Human Rights Monitoring; Regularly Scheduled Events, such as conferences and workshop series
Country Focus: Iraq
Publications: "The Vision of the Bridge" (available in Arabic, Kurdish, and English; at www.iraq-democracy.org)
"Iraq Towards Political Pluralism" (available in Arabic; at www.iraq-democracy.org)
"Regional Cooperation and Democratization" (available in Arabic and English, at www.iraq-democracy.org)

Address: 1 Beit Berl Kfar Saba, 44905
Country: Israel
Phone: +972-9-761-2323
Fax: +972-9-742-1868
E-mail: info@peoples.org.il
Contact Person: Ms. Sui Gabr, Academic Director
Web Address: www.peoples.org.il
Mission Statement: The International Institute aims to train the leadership of grassroots civil society organizations in order to contribute to the promotion and development of democracy in communities and countries.
Areas of Democracy Work: Civil Society Strengthening; Civic Education; Media and Freedom of Expression; Elections; Conflict Resolution; Labor Unions and Worker Rights; Economic Reform and the Business Sector; Women's Issues; Political and Civic Participation of Youth
Types of Activity: Training
Regional Focus: Africa; Americas; Asia; Central and Eastern Europe; Middle East and North Africa; New Independent States
Publications: Peoples' News (available at www.peoples.org.il)

Address: 5th Floor, Al-Abdullah Bldg
Sadat St.
Beirut 2036-9105
Country: Lebanon
Phone: +961-3-820074
Fax: +961-7-415102
E-mail: salman@cyberia.net.lb
Contact Person: Mr. Salman Abbas, General Secretary
Web Address: www.greenline.org.lb
Mission Statement: Green Line is a non-political association independent of any governments, groups, or individuals. It embraces the principle of environmentally sound development. Green Line's objectives are to expose environmental threats, to popularize environmental awareness, and to contribute to a scientific framework for a sustainable environmental management policy.
Areas of Democracy Work: Civil Society Strengthening; Civic Education; Legislative Development and Assistance; Environmental Lobbying
Types of Activity: Research; Publication; Training; Advocacy; Regularly Scheduled Events, such as conferences and workshop series
Country Focus: Lebanon
Regional Focus: Middle East and North Africa
Publications: Proceedings of a Study About a Workshop About the Lebanese Coast

Address: Abu Khalaf Building, Apt.1
Beit Hanina, Jerusalem
Country: via Israel
Phone: +972-2-234-8020; +972-2-234-80215
Fax: +972-2-234-8022
E-mail: cfip@cfip.org; aref@cfip.org
Contact Person: Mr. Aref Jaffal, Executive Director
Mission Statement: Civic Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental Palestinian organization that works to develop and strengthen the foundation of democracy and to build Palestinian civil society organizations. Civic Forum is dedicated to democratic development as it raises citizens' awareness of democratic principles and processes and empowers local leaders and organizations through a series of meaningful activities and programs organized in local communities throughout Palestine. Civic Forum works in cooperative efforts to build an exclusive democratic society that benefits all citizens, regardless of their political and ideological beliefs.
Areas of Democracy Work: Political Parties and Political Leadership; Civil Society Strengthening; Civic Education; Elections; Decentralization and Local Government; Rule of Law; Political and Civic Participation of Youth
Types of Activity: Research; Publication; Training; Advocacy; Election Monitoring; Regularly Scheduled Events, such as conferences and workshop series
Country Focus: Palestine
Publications: Newsletter Al-Ufuq

Address: P.O. Box 5316
Omer El Mokhtar St., Gaza City
Country: Palestine
Phone: +972-8-283-5699
Fax: +972-8-284-7488
E-mail: pchrcd1@palnet.com
Contact Person: Mr. Ibrahim Natil, Public Relations and Fundraising
Web Address: home.palnet.com/~pchrdc
Mission Statement: The Center contributes to strengthening Palestinian civil society by introducing and institutionalizing constructive methods for dealing with conflicts in the community. It provides people with strategies and skills for conflict resolution, cooperation, and participatory decision-making. The Center implements its activities in many sectors of society, in a way that is both sustainable and responsive to local needs.
Areas of Democracy Work: Political Parties and Political Leadership; Civic Society Strengthening; Civic Education; Human Rights; Conflict Resolution; Political and civic Participation of Youth
Types of Activity: Publication; Training; Regularly Scheduled Events, such as conferences and workshop series4
Country Focus: Palestine

Address: P.O. Box 38588
Jerusalem 97800
Country: via Israel
Phone: +872-2-5851542
Fax: +872-2-5835184
E-mail: ruba@miftah.org
Contact Person: Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, Secretary General
Web Address: www.miftah.org
Mission Statement: MIFTAH is a Palestinian initiative dedicated and committed to fostering the principles of democracy and effective communication through the free flow of information and ideas. MIFTAH's underlying premise is the integration of several processes: Palestinian nation-building, international reconciliation and cooperation, participating in global dialogue as an equal party and the implementation of the principles of democracy, human rights, gender equity, and participatory governance.
Areas of Democracy Work: Political Parties and Political Leadership; Civil Society Strengthening; Civic Education; Media and Freedom of Expression; Transparency and Anti-Corruption; Rule of Law; Human Rights; Women's Issues; Political and Civic Participation of Youth
Types of Activity: Research; Publication; Training; Advocacy; Regularly Scheduled Events, such as conferences and workshop series
Country Focus: Palestine
Publications: Papers and Proceedings on the "Palestinian Experts Conference on Permanent Status Issues"
"Witness to History: The Plight and Promise of the Palestinian Refugees"

Address: G.M.K. Boulevard 108/17
Maltepe, Ankara
Country: Turkey
Phone: +90-312-230-8703
Fax: +90-312-230-8003
E-mail: liberal@oda.net.tr
Web Address: www.liberal-dt.org.tr
Mission Statement: The Association for Liberal Thinking tries to affect governmental policies by setting up the institution of liberal democracy that fosters rule of law, human rights, and limited government.
Areas of Democracy Work: Political Parties and Political Leadership; Civil Society Strengthening; Media and Freedom of Expression; Legislative Development and Assistance; Rule of Law; Human Rights; Political and Civic Participation of Youth
Types of Activity: Research; Publication; Human Rights Monitoring; Regularly Scheduled Events, such as conferences and workshop series
Country Focus: Turkey
Regional Focus: Middle East and North Africa

Address: Inonu Cad. Haci Hanim Sk.
No:10/8 Gumusuyn - Beyoglu
80090 Istanbul
Country: Turkey
Phone: +90-212-292-6842; +90-212-292-68435
Fax: +90-212-292-6844
E-mail: hyd-hcatr@superonline.com
Contact Person: Mr. Mural Belge, Chairperson
Web Address: www.hyd.org.tr (under construction)
Mission Statement: The Helsinki Citizens Assembly - Turkey is committed to the following: introducing into daily life the basic rights and freedoms accepted in international agreements and outlined by universal standards; promoting the idea of citizenship and active involvement in civic life; building a wider Europe from below; supporting peaceful processes for the resolution of problems through mutual understanding, dialogue, and peace; improving pluralist democratic bodies and civil society initiatives; ensuring the supremacy of law; and defending an economic system that promotes the well-being of human life and the environment.
Areas of Democracy Work: Civil Society Strengthening; Civic Education; Media and Freedom of Expression; Decentralization and Local Government; Legislative Development and Assistance; Rule of Law; Human Rights; Conflict Resolution; Labor Unions and Workers Rights; Women's Issues; Political and Civic Participation of Youth
Types of Activity: Research; Publication; Training; Advocacy; Regularly Scheduled Events, such as conference and workshop series
Country Focus: Turkey
Publications: "Peace Initiative for Kurdish Question"
"Where Does Europe End?"
"Civic Perspectives for an Armed Conflict in Turkey: Turds in Turkey"
"Democracy Report"
"Attention! Our Rights"
"Religion and State Relatins in Turkey"
"Refugees in the Year of Tolerance"
"Citizens' Participation: Alliance and Cooperation Between NGOs and Local Administrations"
"Welcome to Civil Society"
"Handbook of the Woman Citizen"
HCA Newsletter (available at www.hyd.org.tr)
"Capacity Building Project Report"

Address: Inonu Caddesi, Saadet Apt. 37/6, Gumussuyu
80090 Istanbul
Country: Turkey
Phone: +90-212-251-0029
Fax: +90-212-251-0065
E-mail: elaanil@wwhr.org
Contact Person: Ms. Ela Anil, Administrative Assistant
Web Address: www.wwhr.org
Mission Statement: WWHR's mission is to promote women's rights; to support the active and broad participation of women as free individuals and equal citizens; and to maintain a democratic and peaceful order at the national, regional and international level. WWHR aims to promote women's leadership and to work for legal and policy changes toward the advancement of women's human rights by linking local, national and international levels through advocacy and lobbying, action-research, a human rights education program for women, publications aimed at at women of different literacy levels, training, and networking.
Areas of Democracy Work: Civil Society Strengthening; Legislative Development and Assistance; Human Rights; Women's Issues
Types of Activity: Research; Publication; Training; Advocacy; Regularly Scheduled Events, such as conferences and workshop series
Country Focus: Turkey
Publications: "Women and Sexuality in Muslim Societies"
"Women's Human Rights: A Training Manual"
"The Myth of a Warm Home: Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse"
"Our Reproductive Rights"
"Beijing+5: A Manual of Action for Women's Human Rights"
"Our Sexual Rights"
"An Example of Feminist Solidarity in Muslim Societies: WLUML"
"Women's Movement(s) in Turkey: A Brief Overview"
"The Legal Status of Women in Turkey"
"Our Human Rights"
"It's Time to Say No!" (video film)

Address: P.O. Box 19458
Alfaisi Building, #5
Hadd Street
Sanaa
Country: Yemen
Phone: +967-1-400-738
Fax: +967-1-207-650
E-mail: fcs@y.net.ye
Contact Person: Mr. Jamal Adimi, Secretary General
Web Address: www.tiyemen.org.ye
Mission Statement: The Forum for Civil Society aims to assist in developing democratic Yemeni society that will respect human rights and the rule of law.
Areas of Democracy Work: Media and Freedom of Expression; Transparency and Anti-Corruption; Elections; Legislative Development and Assistance; Rule of Law; Human Rights; Women's Issues
Types of Activity: Publication; Advocacy; Election Monitoring; Human Rights Monitoring
Country Focus: Yemen
Publications: Al Qistas