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SALAM PARTICIPATION ON THE YEMAN ISSUE IN UN 29THHUMAN RIGHT SESSION – GENEVA

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Jul

SALAM PARTICIPATION ON THE YEMAN ISSUE IN
UN 29THHUMAN RIGHT SESSION – GENEVA
15TH– 3RD JULY 2015

OVERVIEW
SALAM for democracy participation on the second week of the session focused mainly on the Yeman issue.
Mohammed Serkal, SALAM UN Coordinator advocated the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and the use of illegal weapons against the civilians in Yemeni towns

1) Written Statements
Yemen the victim of world silence
http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G15/120/55/PDF/G1512055.pdf?OpenElement

2) Oral Statement
https://extranet.ohchr.org/sites/hrc/HRCSessions/RegularSessions/29thSession/OralStatements/21_Khiam_GD_5.pdf
https://extranet.ohchr.org/sites/hrc/HRCSessions/RegularSessions/29thSession/OralStatements/4_Khiam_GD_Item_6.pdf

1) Side Event
06/23/2015
17:00 – 18:30
Human rights in Yemen: victim of world silence
Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture
XXV
06/23/2015
17:00 – 18:30
Human rights in Yemen: Humanitarian disasters
Organization for Defending Victims of Violence
XXIII
06/25/2015
10:00 – 12:00
Human rights in Yemen: Stop the violence
Organization for Defending Victims of Violence
XIII

2) Meetings and Networking
We met with A wide range of civil society actors and organizations that support the issues we are raising, these groups whose share common interests who some would like issue joint statements and side events for the next Sessionand tocoordinate advocacy strategy to determine a common purpose, shared objectives, and each partner’s available resources and organizational strengths, in order to reach agreement on how partners will work together and Structure a unique network or coalition.
− NGOS
➢ Organization for Defending victims of violence( Swiss)
➢ Leadership Council for Human Rights (USA)
➢ Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of torture ( Lebanon)
➢ Minority Right Organisation (UK)
➢ Human Rights Watch
➢ ACT Alliance Assembly
➢ International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights (IIPJHR)
➢ CIVICUS
➢ International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
➢ RencontreAfricaine Pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme
➢ Institut international pour la paix, la justice et les droits de l’Homme
➢ BADIL Resource for Palestinian residency and refugee rights
➢ Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain Inc
➢ Global Network for Rights and Development

− Meetings PM reps:
− Danish Permanent Mission Representative
− Ireland Permanent Mission
− Brazil
− Netherland
− Sweden
− Switzerland
− UNCHR
− UNCHA.