Meetings of BHRM in Beirut

Between 20 December 2010 and 3 January 2011, the President of the BHRM Hasan Moosa Shafaie visited Lebanon and met with several media and human rights institutions as well as some political and parliamentary figures including the following:

- Ahmed Karoud , Director of Amnesty International Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa.

- Dr. Kamil Mahana, President of Amel Foundation.

- Nema’ Joumaa, President of the Lebanese Association for Human Rights.

- Samira Trad, Director of Frontiers (Ruwad) Centre.

- Brigitte Chelebian, from Justice without Frontiers.

- Wadie’ Al Samr, from the Lebanese Centre for Human Rights.

- Zoya Rouhana and Leila Awada, from Enough for Violence and Exploitation (Kafa).

- Abbas Abouzeid, from the Lebanese Association for Democratic Election.

■ Meetings with the Media institutions include:

- Abdalla Kassir, General Manager of Al- Manar TV.

- Ghassan Hajjar, the Managing Editor of An-Nahar Newspaper.

- Qasim Swaid, Chairman and General Manager of NBN TV.

- Bassam Al Qintar, editor of the human rights section in the Lebanese Al-Akbar newspaper.

Also, Shafaie met the President of the Human Rights Committee in the Lebanese Parliament, Dr. Michel Moussa and the Rapporteur of the Committee, Ghassan Moukheiber.

He also met Sheikh Hassan Ezzeddine, Director of the Arab Relations in Hezbollah.

With the Head of Amnesty’s Regional Office, Ahamed Karoud and Programme Manager, Julia Bukaram		With MP Michel Moussa, President of the Human Rights Committee in the House of Representatives
With Sheikh Hassan Ezzeddine, Director of the Arab Relations in Hezbollah		With the President of Amel Association, DR. Kamel Mohanna
With the President of Justice without Frontiers, Attorney Brigitte Chelebian		With the General Manager of Al- Manar TV, Abdalla Kassir
During a meeting with the Managing Editor of An-Nahar Newspaper, Ghassan Hajjar		With the Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Human Rrights Committee, MP Ghassan Moukheiber
With Lawyer Leila Awada, from Kafa		With the Director of Kafa, Zoya Rouhana
With the President of the Lebanese Association for Human Rights, Mr. Nehmee Joumaa		With Bassam Al Qintar from Al- Akbar newspaper
With Mohammed Al Shari during an interview with Al- Manar TV		With Abbas Abouzeid from the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections