The opening issue : Issue No. 1 First Year June 2014

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1 The opening issue : This first issue of this non periodic news for social justice resources center debut for fruitful cooperation between the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) and the Regional Centre for the UNDP in Cairo in the context of the promotion of social justice in transition Arab countries, and within its objectives concerned with the promotion and sustainability of the involvement of civil society institutions and actors in social context in the course of the transition in the Arab region, especially in the area of advancing to meet the popular demand in social justice and equitable development. Social justice not inseparable from the values of human rights and the central purposes of it, and especially values of justice and equity. In the context of a comprehensive human rights, enable the people of their right to dignity, to ensure a decent living, social justice is pertaining to the rights of citizenship and meet the conditions of equality and ensure equal Opportunities and work to denounce aspects of discrimination that undermine the dignity of human beings, and open the door to marginalization and social exclusion. The economic and social rights represent the basis and open space for the development of equitable and sustainable development, and human development, that allows human being choose freely and the right to develop,in hand with the fight against corruption and waste which is one of the most serious obstacles facing the development both at the level of resources to maintain the people for their own benefit, or to The level of adoption of policies that work to maximize the returns of development for the benefit of everyone. This news works in order to allow the publication of the documents and literature on the demand for social justice, including the field of social sciences, and this literature available on the site center in Launched by AOHR in the context of the project on the occasion of the world day of social justice which held on 20 February The center adopts the use of the Internet and the means of social communication to allow the dissemination of material that is being updated in the arena - either on the site or in the center s diverse library, and in order to facilitate the arrival of academics and researchers and human rights and political decision-makers, legislators and relevant aspects working for social justice, also in order to expand the opportunities and possibilities of participation of various relevant S. Brief about Center : In the context of major transformations taking place in the Arab region and with belief in the right to live in dignity and social justice, which finds basis in the human rights in general, and economic and social rights, in particular, had been initiated by all of the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) and The Regional Center of UNDP - RCC launched, social justice resource center SJRC, which means providing Resources and knowledge for social justice and the relevant aspects which form an essential basis to meet social justice and decent living. 1

2 Social justice The concept of social justice The issue of social justice imposed itself on the agenda of the state and society with the outbreak of Arab social mobility, which ended the tradeoff between bread and freedom. As far as social justice is «logo» they are at the same time on different content, evolving concept of social justice as Concept rather than a term, concept laden connotations ideological, philosophical, political and religious. Social justice and the fight against poverty: Social justice is a central element to establish legitimacy and political stability in any society, however therefore, to determine what is meant by social justice and the best ways to achieve them subject often to considerable controversy, because the idea is in itself the result of a value system and variable cultural. Development, democracy and the development of the Arab regional order: Between citizenship and development closely linked to each other, but in the absence of the other, cause lack of the principles of justice, without that we have a real citizenship enjoyed by the citizens, we cannot talk about the development of the individual and society and thus access to achieve any justice. 2

3 Legal empowerment of the poor The concept of legal empowerment of the poor: This guide follow an effort initiated by the Arab Organization for Human Rights since the beginning of the last decade in the context of Joint projects with the United Nations Development Programe on development issues, and the integration of human rights in Development, and activation of economic and social rights and the fight against poverty and other targets axial Development in the context of contributing to the accumulation of knowledge development in the Arab world, and with its incident and concerns. %8A%D9%81 Report of the Secretary-General on the legal empowerment of the poor: The General Assembly took on the final report of the Commission on Legal Empowerment harnessing the poor law entitled to the benefit of everyone and stressed the importance of the exchange of best National practices in the field of legal empowerment of the poor. The decision of the High level committee about legal empowerment of the poor: The General Assembly of the United Nations decided at its second plenary meeting, held on 18 September 2009 based on the recommendation of the Bureau, to include in the agenda of its sixty-fourth session on the Elimination of Poverty and other development issues. 3

4 Economic and social rights Strategies for development and the fight against poverty: Organizations defending human rights in the Arab countries evolved considerably in the last decade, and this represents the evolution Growth in quantity and quality, and its success in linking human rights and the right to development and the fight against poverty and all of exclusion and marginalization. The human rights movement has been able to make the issue of human rights centrally active after it was Marginal activity. Similarly, the practice has evolved and deepened consecration of human rights on the ground based on the tools of the rule of law and coincided with the legal developments began at the level of research and moved to the judiciary. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 1966 : The States Parties to this Protocol, as it notes according to the principles enshrined in the UN Charter, constitutes Recognition of all members of the human family of the inherent dignity and equal rights and inalienable basis Freedom, justice and peace in the world. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights : The States Parties to the present Covenant, Considering that the recognition of all members of the human family of the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights, constituted in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the UN Charter, the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. 4

5 Anticorruption International Convention against Corruption: Purposes of this Convention are: a) To promote and strengthen measures to prevent and combat corruption more efficiently and the most successful, b) promote, facilitate and support international cooperation and technical assistance in the field of preventing and combating corruption, including in the field of asset recovery, c) To promote integrity, accountability and proper management of the affairs public and public property. Arab Convention against Corruption: The Arab countries that signed Convinced that corruption is criminal phenomenon polymorphic with negative effects on the values Ethical and political life and the social and economic aspects, Bearing in mind that tackle corruption not based on Its limited role of the official authorities of the state, but also includes individuals and institutions of civil society, which should be Play an active role in this area. 5

6 International reports General principles and guidelines for the approach based on human rights, followed in strategies to reduce poverty: Poverty is the biggest challenge in the field of human rights facing the world today, Under a staggering 40 per cent of the world s population living with the reality of extreme poverty or are at risk of falling into it, and in a situation is the fact that one out of every five people living in a state of poverty of intensity makes it threaten its survival, the presence of a world without want and fear, according to the vision of the Universal Declaration of human Rights, is still a distant hope. Millennium Development Goals - a compact among nations to end human poverty: This report deals with the subject of freedom from extreme poverty, hunger, quality education, good health, shelter, productive and decent employment, the right of women in pregnancy and childbirth, women s right to equality with men. Report of private health in the World 2010: Keeping and promotion of health is essential for healthy human, to achieve sustainable economic and social development. the signatories of the Declaration of Alma-Ata realized, "thirty years ago" that the provision of health for all can contribute to a better quality of life, which originates in the circumstances under which people live, work and aging affect Strongly on how people live and die, education, housing, food and work are all factors that affect health. 6

7 Regional reports Arab summit economic and social development - Saudi Arabia 2013: Summit comes at the Arab Economic and Social development in Riyadh - Saudi Arabia on January 21 to 22 in the year 2013, at a time when the Arab region passes with important and major social and political changes will have an impact on the development plans in the Arab countries, dating these moves in the basis for what witnessed a number of Arab countries from imbalances in social and economic policies have resulted in an increase in the rates of poverty and unemployment and the low level of social services, in addition to the violation of human rights, and issues related to the empowerment of youth and women, as well as the exclusion and marginalization of a number of major groups in the community. Annual Report of the Arab Organization for Human Rights for 2013: Accompanied by a scene change in the Arab world, wideranging changes passed to the structure of constitutional and legislative, both in countries that have taken the character of social mobility revolutions and uprisings, or those that took the initiative to make repairs to accommodate the protest movement. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the effects of the global economic crisis to achieve: Since the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals, Arab region has made progress in many areas related to these goals. Particularly in the areas of health and education. But despite the efforts made by the Arab countries, appeared obstacles and restrictions due to several factors, including poor economic performance and the weakness of the resources allocated for the financing of social policies. 7

8 Entries Social justice in the context of sustainable development independent: D. Ibrahim al-essawi SUNRISE newspaper 2012, the starting point in how to achieve social justice in the sense of mass and the compound is the salvation of the approach to An open capitalist market economy and integrated in the capitalist economy globalized, which is embodied currently known as the liberal new economic or agree of Washington, and the transition to development approach Independent self-reliant. This is the guarantee for justice to be sustainable. The dilemma of social justice: Galal Amen, gate of sunrise 18 March 2014, the achievement of social justice cannot mean only to prevent injustice, not to infringe layer «or Social category» on the other, This is the meaning which is understandable since people are always thinkers of Greece, and the descent of the heavenly religions then in modern feudalism and capitalism. 8

9 Research and Studies Study on the links between economic and social rights and legal empowerment of the poor in the Arab world: This paper analyzed the impact of the recommendations made by the most prominent mechanisms of the United Nations mechanisms, for the advancement of economic and social rights in the Arab region, namely the International Committee of the Economic and Social Rights, and the Universal Periodic Review mechanism of the Human Rights Council, and from the perspective of legal empowerment of the poor, in order to identify the challenges facing the application of these rights and aspects that require additional support let the main actors in the field of legal empowerment in the Arab region. Books and periodicals Hard and convertible 2014: Gulf of discord between the community and the interdependence of money and power «Hard and convertible» will address to chronic imbalances plaguing communities GCC countries, namely the imbalance of political and economic and the security and demographic imbalance. Version will also monitor changes and developments that have occurred in the GCC countries in the years This version featuring in focus on two important aspects of chronic imbalances, namely the emergence of divisions and rifts community on the one hand and the interdependence of money and power on the other. In this regard, the center's director, Amr al shihaby said that «follower of notes concerning the region escalated these phenomena clearly. There has been a prominent threat to the specter of discord Community to the fabric of the GCC countries, resulting from the growing political divisions on the basis of caste, ethnicity, tribe, or other sub-identities, even the threat of congestion between people themselves a reality facing some countries in return for this discord of community, the prominent feature in the economies of the GCC countries are interdependence of money and power, and the focus of private wealth and political influence in the small category of individuals. So Pat discord and collision-level political-community, and the concentration of the corresponding entanglement in influence and power at the political economic level. 9

10 Conferences and seminars Workshop on Legal Empowerment of the Poor: Launched in Cairo on Wednesday morning 01/11/2012 acts The Regional Workshop on «legal empowerment of the poor in the Arab region» and organized by the Arab Organization for Human Rights in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme. %D8%B4%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA %D9%85%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7% D9%86%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%81%D9%82%D- 8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1#.U5Bpv3KSz0o Constitutional track does not begin with preparing the constitution and does not end with approval: With the project several Arab countries in transition (especially Egypt and Tunisia, Libya and Yemen) in the process of constitutional reform, raised now a big debate about how to include social and economic and cultural rights in the Constitution, along with civil and political rights of the citizens, men and women, and about the level of constitutional protection that should be acquired. 10

11 In the interface Arab Institute for Human Rights In the corner of the interface is intended to highlight the organizations and institutions and bodies and other initiatives, which plays a distinct role in spreading the culture of human rights in the defense or for human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, which this version focus on it, especially in light of the transformations taking place in the Arab countries, which tops the demand social justice and demands for change. Authors of this version choose in the first issue, the definition of Arab prestigious institution in the field of human rights, namely "Institute Arab human rights "due to his prominent role in the graduation of most of the staff working in the Arab institutions concerned with human rights where the Institute celebrated this year the 25th anniversary of its foundation. The Arab Institute for Human Rights is the most important Arab institution in the field of education and cultural in the field of human rights, and its Arab non-governmental organization based independent in Tunisia, founded in 1989, at the initiative of the Arab Organization for Human Rights and the Arab Lawyers Union and the Tunisian League for the Defense of human Rights and the support of the Center United Nations Human Rights), which was replaced by the High Commissioner for Human Rights in 1993 (, might get the institute to award the UNESCO International human rights education for the year 1992, and aims to spread the culture of human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, and strengthen the capacity of Arab NGOs in consolidation the values of democracy and citizenship, has adopted the institute at the beginning of its establishment the most important annual cycle training in human rights bears the name of the late freedom fighter "d. Munther Antbawi" Member of the Board of the Arab Organization for Human Rights, and other specialized training courses. The Institute is working on the development of activities of training and education on human rights, and the development of scientific research and training tools in the field of human rights, and the development of the media's role in spreading the culture of human rights, and strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations in the Arab countries, and to provide expertise in the field of human rights for government institutions, and facilitating the exchange of Information relating to human rights, and a culture of rights of women and children. The strategy of the new Institute to identify three major trends for the next strategic plan : 1 - Support capabilities and continuity of Arab civil society organizations and new actors in the following areas: Institutional side: Leadership and governance organizations, financial management, membership development, build a base of community and the link between the needs of the community, and strategic planning. Objective side: Support capacity in issues of human rights and the democratic transition and the development of human Rights in the heart of this track( human rights and women's rights and gender equality, citizenship and freedom of opinion and expression and the development of social and political participation 11

12 In the interface 12 and election monitoring and awareness of political and civil rights, the environment and sustainable development and the fight against corruption and good governance and transitional justice issues, accounting and reconciliation). private methodologies applied: the adoption of human rights approach through planning and analysis of reality and study widgets and choose solutions according to the principle of participation, networking and building alliances and public education and the adoption of a gender approach and techniques of advocacy, negotiation and monitoring, policy development and sustainability, evaluation and measurement of impact. 2 - Institutional reform and capacity building in order to participate in and influence in the development of policies and laws in the areas of: Formulate or modify constitutions in line with human rights standards (Constitutional human rights and make it in the heart of the paths of democratic transition and judicial reform), and reform of the security apparatus and media reform and governance reform and education reform and transitional justice issues and the issues of good governance, transparency, accountability and development pattern and economic policies, social and cultural rights. 3 - A culture of human rights and the margins: reducing gaps rights and the reduction of margins: Intended margins: the poor and vulnerable groups and excluded, taking into account the women and children, refugees and holders of disability and prisoners, and for rural and disadvantaged areas, minorities, and these groups are characterized by limited capacity to claim rights and access to resources. control means of empowering marginalized groups access to their human rights: - Knowledge- of building issues of marginalization ( the production of knowledge about the mechanisms of marginalization and exclusion and confrontation, building models and documentation of good practices, and the development of educational tools to enable the categories of analysis and claim rights. - Support for the capabilities of the actors and the concerned parties to address the marginalization to develop methodologies to train communities and local leaders on issues experiences and build national and regional educate about marginalized groups. - Develop a culture of human rights in the advancement of social responsibility towards the issues of marginalization) establish paths for effect on social policies and push for the adoption of the social responsibility of private sector-and building spaces for the link between the actors in the areas of development, solidarity and human rights. Center : SJRC Headquarters : Arab Organization for Human Rights Address : 91 Merghani Street - Heliopolis Cairo - Egypt Phone : to 00,202 Fax : to 00,