POMED Notes: Human Rights in Syria
February 29th, 2008 by Sharlina
The United States Institute of Peace hosted a panel discussion comprised of Radwan Ziadeh, Director, Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies and Senior Fellow, USIP, Joe Stork, Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Human Rights Watch, Mona Yacoubian, Senior Advisor, Muslim World Initiative, USIP, and Steven Heydemann, Vice President of Grants and Fellowships, USIP. The purpose of the discussion was to examine the implications of Syrian authorities’ engagement in a harsh campaign of repression against leading dissidents and human rights activists, and how the U.S. and the international community should respond.
For POMED’s full notes on the event, click here.
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