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Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue
The Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue of Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an independent, non-governmental think-tank dedicated to the promotion of human rights through cross-cultural, religious and bridge-building dialogue between the Global North and the Global South, and through training of the upcoming generations of stakeholders in the Arab region. The Centre also regularly produces and publishes reports, newsletters and other materials related to the promotion of human rights.
In the inaugural Middle East Stevie awards, The Geneva Centre won three 2020 Gold Stevie awards and one Silver for their World Conference event, “Religions, Creeds and Value Systems: Joining Forces to Enhance Equal Citizenship Rights”, and for their publications, ‘The Unprecedented Rise of People on the Move in the 21st Century’, ‘Enhancing Access to Justice for Children in the United Arab Emirates’, and the follow-up publication from the World Conference.
Collaborating witha network of relevant actors, the Centre hold exhibitions and other cultural events and develops specific communications strategies aimed at raising awareness about human rights through communications and advocacy. Human rights should be the essential drivers of national policy in every nation in the world, and the Geneva Centre recognizes that increased awareness about the importance of human rights is the first and most important step one can take in this direction.