"Tens of Thousands” is an exhibition curated by Amnesty International’s Beirut Regional Office marking the International Day of the Disappeared on 30 August.
This exhibition aims to shed light on the issue of the disappeared and the missing inside Syria through emblematic cases of Syrian individuals arbitrarily detained and abducted for exercising peaceful human rights activities. The individuals whose stories are featured are peaceful activists, human rights defenders, lawyers and humanitarian workers.
The exhibition features items left behind by these disappeared individuals and are now a...
Training Workshop for Young People on Inclusive Design
Beirut Lebanon August 2017 Venue: LAU Beirut
Deadline for applications 9th of July
In the framework of the NET-MED Youth Project (UNESCO/EU), and in collaboration with The Centre for Lebanese Studies, this project aims to promote a more inclusive society through empowering young women and men, both with and without disabilities, on advocacy and leadership for the rights of PWDs in Lebanon, with focus on also promoting the concept of inclusive design and the important role of youth in this process. “Inclusive design” is a new way of...
The Friedrich Naumann Stiftung (FNF) – Beirut Office cordially invites you to the second event of our Liberal Alphabet series entitled "Breathing, Drinking, Eating: Air, Water, Food - What is a Public Good?"
Water is a social good. Water supply requires state control and regulation. However, water is also essential for economic development. It is essential for life and health and also of cultural and religious importance. Is it therefore often subsidized or even made available for free? Is it a public good - something like air or sunlight? Where does privatization begin, where does it end...
