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title: "CIHRS and UNDEF partner up in new project to empower the next generation of human rights defenders in the Middle East and North Africa"
slug: "cihrs-and-undef-partner-up-in-new-project-to-empower-the-next-generation-of-human-rights-defenders-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa"
post_type: "post"
published_at: "2020-06-11T12:17:28+01:00"
modified_at: "2020-06-19T18:11:22+01:00"
author: "CIHRS"
url: "https://cihrs.org/cihrs-and-undef-partner-up-in-new-project-to-empower-the-next-generation-of-human-rights-defenders-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa/?lang=en"
category:
  - "News"
causes_and_rights:
  - "Access and Exchange of Information"
  - "Children's Rights"
  - "Digital Freedoms"
  - "Freedom and Independence of the Media"
  - "Freedom of Association"
  - "Freedom of belief and the rights of religious minorities"
  - "Freedom of opinion and expression"
  - "Humane Treatment and Protection from Torture"
  - "LGBTIQ"
  - "Political Participation and Election Observation"
  - "Protection of Human Rights Defenders"
  - "Women's Rights"
country:
  - "Algeria"
  - "Gulf Cooperation Council countries"
  - "Jordan"
  - "Kuwait"
  - "Lebanon"
  - "Qatar"
  - "South Sudan"
  - "United Arabian Emirates"
dissemination_and_education:
  - "Tamkeen: Empowering a New Generation of Activists Project"
field:
  - "Dissemination and Education of Human Rights Culture"
interest:
  - "Events"
---

# CIHRS and UNDEF partner up in new project to empower the next generation of human rights defenders in the Middle East and North Africa

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Funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in partnership with Réseau Euromed France (REF) , Instants Vidéo and Ligue de L'enseignement, this two-year project aims to empower a new generation of change-makers from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to lead human rights initiatives within their communities. The forty beneficiaries, representing twelve countries in the region, will be provided essential skills centred around human rights, civil society work and community mobilisation. Furthermore, they will be given the opportunity to exchange ideas with experienced civil society actors operating in an open and democratic context. ![](https://cihrs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/c1.jpg)