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UN HRC Session. Oral call upon Norway to rectify its mistake and express its apologies to the civil society
Honorable Mr President,
We thank you for giving us the floor.
Maarij Foundation for Peace and Development, Global Network for Rights and Development, the International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights with the Egyptian MAAT Foundation and 174 other Egyptian associations and NGOs would like to express its concern in regards to the latest incident concerning a strong and active human rights organization – Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD), whose head office was raided by the Norwegian police. The raid was conducted with a number of severe procedural violations and in disregard of the nature of the organization – a human rights not for profit organization.
Such actions against a human rights organization can be expected in a country with a totalitarian regime, but not in a country with a strong democracy. Thus, we call upon Norway to rectify this mistake and express its apologies to the civil society community on the sad incident that happened with regard to the GNRD head office.
GNRD is well known in the Arab world as a strong implementer of field projects in support of the most vulnerable groups such as women, children, refugees, those who have faced numerous catastrophes. GNRD greatly supported victims of the earthquakes in Nepal and constantly provides the Syrian refugees located in Jordan with humanitarian support.
Such GNRD activities are always met with high appreciation around the globe, thus the current attack of the Norwegian media on GNRD and its President and Founder Dr. Loai Deeb looks more like a governmental order to create a bad image of the organization to vindicate the “mistaken raid” of the police. We wish to be mistaken in this allegation, but ask for the facts to be provided by the Norwegian authorities.
We thus call upon the Human Rights Council and all its participants to assist in addressing Norway to maintain its image of a country with strong support to the human rights defenders.
Thank you, Mr. President.
UN HRC Session. Oral call upon Norway to rectify its mistake and express its apologies to the civil society
Honorable Mr President,
We thank you for giving us the floor.
Maarij Foundation for Peace and Development, Global Network for Rights and Development, the International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights with the Egyptian MAAT Foundation and 174 other Egyptian associations and NGOs would like to express its concern in regards to the latest incident concerning a strong and active human rights organization – Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD), whose head office was raided by the Norwegian police. The raid was conducted with a number of severe procedural violations and in disregard of the nature of the organization – a human rights not for profit organization.
Such actions against a human rights organization can be expected in a country with a totalitarian regime, but not in a country with a strong democracy. Thus, we call upon Norway to rectify this mistake and express its apologies to the civil society community on the sad incident that happened with regard to the GNRD head office.
GNRD is well known in the Arab world as a strong implementer of field projects in support of the most vulnerable groups such as women, children, refugees, those who have faced numerous catastrophes. GNRD greatly supported victims of the earthquakes in Nepal and constantly provides the Syrian refugees located in Jordan with humanitarian support.
Such GNRD activities are always met with high appreciation around the globe, thus the current attack of the Norwegian media on GNRD and its President and Founder Dr. Loai Deeb looks more like a governmental order to create a bad image of the organization to vindicate the “mistaken raid” of the police. We wish to be mistaken in this allegation, but ask for the facts to be provided by the Norwegian authorities.
We thus call upon the Human Rights Council and all its participants to assist in addressing Norway to maintain its image of a country with strong support to the human rights defenders.
Thank you, Mr. President.
