The Arab Program for Human Rights Activists
Participates in a Human Rights Experts' Conference
Fifteen Years after Vienna: Achievements and Challenges since the World Conference
on Human Rights”
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The Arab Program for Human Rights Activists, for two days, took part in the
International Conference of Human Rights Experts in the Austrian Capital, Vienna, on
the 28th and 29th of August, 2008.  The conference hosted discussions about the
status and conditions of human rights worldwide in the light of the declaration and
work plan of Vienna in which more than 400 human rights experts participated from
around the world.
It is worth mentioning that the activities of the conference were conducted through
three main work groups.  The first group monitored Challenges to national
implementation of international human rights standards.  The Arab Program
participated in the deliberations of this work group.  The second group's
activities evolved around the title 'Human Rights for All– how to spread the
message;' whereas, the third group revised the role of OHCHR and UN human rights
mechanisms in the promotion and protection of human rights 
.  The conference was concluded by the declaration of the recommendations of the
three work groups, which will be published by the organizing committee of the
conference.
The High Commissioner of Human Rights participated in this conference in addition to
ex high commissioners, the Head of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a large
number of ambassadors, ministers, heads of United Nations Committees, international
NGO's, regional organizations and a number of experts.