2. Stöd till biblioteksutveckling i Mellanösterna och Nordafrika Lena Olsson Lena.olsson@rwi.lu.se www.rwi.lu.se

3. To promote universal respect for human rights law and humanitarian law by means of research, academic education, and institutional development Mission

4. Cooperation with Academic Institutions Cooperation with NHRI Cooperation with institutions in the field of Administration of Justice Areas of Cooperation

5. Promote the establishment of an academic human rights community in the Arab region with the skills and capacity to pursue high- quality research, deliver research-based education at graduate level, and effectively disseminate research results in the field of human rights among academic and non- academic users.

6. Expected output Increased access to updated human rights material for students and scholars at partner universities Increased knowledge and skills among partner staff at libraries and human rights centers on structures and management of human rights libraries.

7. Through Literature support Training course for librarians and staff at partner institutions Advice on management of human rights library structures and mission

8. Potential role of libraries for human rights promotion Proactive Librarianship. Changing roles for the modern librarian Advice on management of human rights library structures and objectives Human rights resources within the UN-system. Documentation on the Internet. Human rights resources on the Internet. Electronic publishing The Concept of Open Source and Open Access E-learning/ human rights courses on-line Finding Free, High-quality Information on Websites Finding Articles on Human Rights via Databases.

9. Impact