As a multi-faith and multi-cultural organisation, Rights and Humanity is uniquely placed to build bridges of respect and cooperation between people of different faiths, cultures and political standpoints. Our experience in resolving deadlocks between governments on controversial issues provides a strong basis for mediating intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder consensus on solutions.

We have a particular emphasis on facilitating Islamic/Western understanding and cooperation and are bringing our experience to bear on building bridges of understanding in the Middle East.

Programme Aim
Our aim is to build bridges of respect and cooperation around a common understanding of human rights and responsibilities and to prompt concerted action for solutions to contemporary challenges.

Global Peace Centre
Rights and Humanity is establishing a permanent residential peace centre as a retreat for meetings of up to 30 political, faith, business, women, youth and/or community leaders to build bridges of understanding and multi-stakeholder consensus on strategies for action. We will build an environmentally sound and energy-efficient venue, most probably located in Jordan.

Programme Activities 2008-2012

• Multi-faith, multi-cultural roundtable discussions bringing together political, business and opinion leaders and diplomats to share knowledge, celebrate their cultural and religious heritage, articulate a common understanding of human rights and responsibilities and agree joint strategies

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• Round table discussions and residential “off-the-record” retreats to facilitate Islamic/Western respect and cooperation, through art and music, guest speakers and joint visits to sites of religious and historical significance

• Participation in UN and other international conferences and policy meetings to assist in mediating global consensus on human rights policy and practice

• Working meetings bringing together public, private and civil society stakeholders and dialogue with all concerned to build consensus to resolve specific challenges, such as disagreements or conflict over realisation of the rights to water, healthcare or other basic service for poor communities

• Multilevel meetings, retreats and other confidence building activities to bring together Israeli and Palestinian politicians, religious leaders and ordinary citizens to build vertical and horizontal channels of communication and promote bridges of understanding and cooperation as a foundation for a peaceful settlement of the Middle East conflict

• Workshops and joint activities bringing together women, political, business and community leaders from all sides of the conflicts in the Middle East in order to enhance the role of women in working for peaceful settlement, reconciliation and regeneration

• Training in human rights, responsibilities and respectful communication skills for Palestinian and Israeli youth, and, when possible, joint activities such as summer schools outside the region

• Publications with multi-faith, multi-stakeholder contributions

• Building an environmentally sound and energy-efficient "green" building as a permanent residential peace centre in Jordan as a retreat for meetings of up to 30 political, faith, business, women, youth, and community leaders to build multi-stakeholder consensus and bridges of understanding.

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