Advocacy

The need to move into compliance with international pacts on human rights requires more understanding of those rights among defenders, leaders, civil servants, and the general public. One of the challenges going forward will be to address a mindset that accepts and participates in the abuse of human rights. Recent events in Iran show that there is a strong urge for civil rights and individual freedoms and that a majority of the population wants to attain these rights through non-violence and reform. This presents us with the historic opportunity to rise and meet this desire for civil rights and individual freedoms with a comprehensive program of capacity building and advocacy to ensure that respect for human rights remains central and urgent.

We will be adding more information about the efforts of Arseh Sevom and other organizations both in advocating for those facing abuses of human and civil rights and in advocating for the embrace of respect for those rights.