Yemeni Minister of Human Rights heads workshop in Turkey [Archives:2004/729/Local News]

The activities of the Conference of Democrats in the Islamic World are continuing in the Turkish city Istanbul. The conference is to discuss the reality of democracy from an Islamic prospective.
On Tuesday, April 13, Minister of Human Rights, Amat Al-Aleem As-Sosowa, headed a workshop that discussed the relationship between governmental institutions and the organizations of civil society.
The Minister talked about the issue using the experience of Yemen, indicating the importance of such organizations in the political, economic, social and human rights fields. She also asserted that such organizations have, since 1990, assumed very important roles in the process of enriching the Yemeni democratic experience.
The Minister of Human Rights also pointed towards the procedures followed by the Yemeni Government in the process of development, signifying the impact of national legislation that takes in consideration the role of those organizations in the reinforcement of human rights in Yemen.
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