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14
Annual
Repor t
2014
ODVV
- Writing and Reading Oral Statements
Five NGOs in special consultative status to ECOSOC read 21 statements
on Items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9, four of which were read specifically following
the submission of the Special Rapporteur on Iran’s report.
- Holding Sidelines Panels
Concentration on two debates: Islamophobia and the violation of the rights
of the Shia minority, are some of the illustrative activities of the ODVV
at the Council and to show the double standard behavour of western
countries in defending human rights. Which over the recent years and
due to the global spread of this phenomenon over the recent years, it has turned into one of the focul points
of the ODVV’s mission statement. On this basis two sidelines panels were held in the 25th Session on the
subject of “Islamophobia and Violation
of Human Rights”” and “Violation
of the Rights of the Shia Minority”.
The ODVV also benefited from the
cooperation of the Khaiim Centre and
Law Centre from Lebanon, and the
Afagh Jahani Studies Institute.
Islamophobia and Violation of
Human Rights:
This sidelines panel was held on 13
March 2014 at the Human Rights
Council during the 25th Session. This
sitting was held with the cooperation of
St. Joseph University of Lebanon alongside lecturers from this university n Room VI. The following subjects
were discussed in the panel: “Western Islamophobia and itsConnection toEasternExtremism”, “Islamophobia
Worldwide, the Real Causes of the Increasing Threat against Peaceful Coexistence”, “Prophet of Islam
(PBUH) the Embodiment of Human Compassion and Dignity”. The sitting continued with a Q&A segment
between the audience and panellists, and finished with the summation of the panel moderator.
Shia Minority: Victims of Extremism and Violence:
This panel was held on 14 March 2014 by the ODVV and at the same time as the 25th Session of the
Human Rights Council. The experts and speakers discussed the following subjects: “Violation of the Rights