The external relations of the Arab human rights movement.

From: Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) | Date: January 1, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Only when the Arab non-governmental organizations (ANGOHRs) decided to partially integrate into the international system of human rights were they able to expand their human rights activities. ANGOHRs were unpopular and ineffective in their countries because they lacked a solid relationship with the government. Hence, they were not granted the necessary funds to carry out their human rights efforts. The new generation of ANGOHR leaders are advised to take a proactive stance in these external relationships.

In the 1970s the first arab non-governmental organizations (ANGOHRs), active in the ...

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