NAM NAM CenterCenter for for HumanHuman Rights Rights and and CulturalCultural

DiversityDiversity ((NAMCHRCDNAMCHRCD))

Our Maxim is:Our Maxim is:

To To Unify Diverse Cultures Unify Diverse Cultures towards towards

the Advancement of the Advancement of

Human RightsHuman Rights

The Principle of Diversity The Principle of Diversity Recognised by the Holy KoranRecognised by the Holy Koran

“ “And if your God wished, it And if your God wished, it would certainly have would certainly have created all people as one created all people as one single nation, yet they still single nation, yet they still have their differences . . .”have their differences . . .”

Oneness of mankind Oneness of mankind Saddi ( Iranian Poet) Saddi ( Iranian Poet) (c. 1213 - 1292). Saddi (c. 1213 - 1292). Saddi

• Human beings are members Human beings are members of a whole,of a whole,

• In creation of one essence In creation of one essence and soul.and soul.

• If one member is afflicted with If one member is afflicted with pain,pain,

• Other members uneasy will Other members uneasy will remain.remain.

• If you have no sympathy for If you have no sympathy for human pain,human pain,

• The name of human you The name of human you cannot retain.cannot retain.

• پیکرند یک اعضای آدم پیکرند بنی یک اعضای آدم بنیگوهرند یک ز آفرينش در گوهرند که یک ز آفرينش در که

• روزگار آورد درد به عضوى روزگار چو آورد درد به عضوى چوقرار نماند را عضوها قرار دگر نماند را عضوها دگر

• غمی بی دیگران محنت کز غمی تو بی دیگران محنت کز توآدمی نهند نامت که آدمی نشاید نهند نامت که نشاید

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• The masterpiece of Attar (The Iranian poet The masterpiece of Attar (The Iranian poet ,,1120? - 1220?)1120? - 1220?) is the Mantic at-Tayr is the Mantic at-Tayr (The Conference of the Birds). (The Conference of the Birds).

• In this collection, he describes a group of In this collection, he describes a group of birds (individual human souls) under the birds (individual human souls) under the leadership of a hoopoe (spiritual master) leadership of a hoopoe (spiritual master) who determine to search for the legendary who determine to search for the legendary SimurghSimurgh bird. bird.

• The birds must confront their own individual The birds must confront their own individual limitations and fears while journeying through limitations and fears while journeying through seven valleys before they ultimately find the seven valleys before they ultimately find the Simurgh Simurgh and complete their quest. and complete their quest.

• The 30 birds who ultimately complete the quest The 30 birds who ultimately complete the quest discover that they themselves are the discover that they themselves are the Simurgh Simurgh they sought, playing on a pun in Persian they sought, playing on a pun in Persian (si and (si and murgh can translate as 30 birds) murgh can translate as 30 birds) while giving us an while giving us an esoteric teaching on the presence of the Divine esoteric teaching on the presence of the Divine within us. within us.

IntroductionIntroduction

The Non-aligned Movement Center The Non-aligned Movement Center for Human Rights and Cultural for Human Rights and Cultural Diversity (NAMCHRCD) is an Diversity (NAMCHRCD) is an outcome of the Non-aligned outcome of the Non-aligned Movement Ministerial Meeting on Movement Ministerial Meeting on Human Right and Cultural Human Right and Cultural Diversity, which was held on Diversity, which was held on September 3-4, 2007, in Tehran . September 3-4, 2007, in Tehran .

In the final document of the In the final document of the Meeting, entitled "the Tehran Meeting, entitled "the Tehran Declaration and the Plan of Declaration and the Plan of Action", the Member States Action", the Member States stipulated the establishment of stipulated the establishment of the Center in Tehran. the Center in Tehran.

The Centre is an inter-The Centre is an inter-governmental and independent governmental and independent body which functions as a body which functions as a research – educational research – educational institution.institution.

The ObjectiveThe Objective

•By taking into consideration the By taking into consideration the virtues of historical traditions virtues of historical traditions and the values of all civilization and the values of all civilization and cultures around the world, and cultures around the world, the raison d’etre in creation of the raison d’etre in creation of the Center is:the Center is:

To prepare a platform for the To prepare a platform for the exchange of knowledge, good exchange of knowledge, good practices, general reflections, and to practices, general reflections, and to have intensive debate in order to have intensive debate in order to contribute to the advancement of contribute to the advancement of human rights, with a special focus human rights, with a special focus on the common human rights on the common human rights challenges that the developing challenges that the developing countries encounter.countries encounter.

Functions Functions

The Center :The Center :

•Acts as a forum for Acts as a forum for consultation on human rights consultation on human rights and humanitarian law and humanitarian law education and research among education and research among worldwide scholars in the field; worldwide scholars in the field;

•Conducts studies and research Conducts studies and research on priority human rights and on priority human rights and humanitarian law issues for humanitarian law issues for developing countries, developing countries, including issues referred to by including issues referred to by the NAM Meetings;the NAM Meetings;

•Conducts higher educational Conducts higher educational programs such as "LLM and programs such as "LLM and PhD in Human Rights and PhD in Human Rights and Cultural Diversity", with the Cultural Diversity", with the cooperation of prestigious cooperation of prestigious universities;universities;

•Convenes related Convenes related conferences, meetings, conferences, meetings, symposia, seminars, symposia, seminars, training sessions and training sessions and workshops; workshops;

•Organizes literary, Organizes literary, educational and cultural educational and cultural functions and exhibitions on functions and exhibitions on folk, traditional and modern folk, traditional and modern arts, reflecting the arts, reflecting the contribution of different contribution of different cultures to the enrichment cultures to the enrichment of human rights;of human rights;

•Establish a network of Establish a network of relevant research and relevant research and educational centers;educational centers;

•Establish a library, Establish a library, database and database and documentation center; documentation center;

•Publish journals; and the Publish journals; and the results of conducted studies results of conducted studies in the Center in the form of in the Center in the form of books, monographs, books, monographs, periodicals and particularly in periodicals and particularly in the "Yearbook of Human the "Yearbook of Human Rights and Cultural Diversity"; Rights and Cultural Diversity";

•Publish selected works of Publish selected works of eminent contemporary eminent contemporary writers, painters, and writers, painters, and photographers; photographers;

•Perform other duties Perform other duties conveyed to the Center on conveyed to the Center on the basis of NAM Summits the basis of NAM Summits or Ministerial Meetings or Ministerial Meetings decisions.decisions.

The STRUCTUREThe STRUCTURE

• The Center shall composed of:The Center shall composed of:

a- A Board  of Trustees; a- A Board  of Trustees;

b- An Academic Council; b- An Academic Council;

c- A Director, A Deputy Director;c- A Director, A Deputy Director;

d-  The Staff and the Academic Members.d-  The Staff and the Academic Members.

Upcoming Programs Upcoming Programs

International Summer International Summer School on Human School on Human

Rights and Cultural Rights and Cultural Diversity,Diversity,

25 -29 June 201125 -29 June 2011

The First International The First International Conference on Conference on International International

Humanitarian Law:Humanitarian Law:

““Protection of Civilians”,Protection of Civilians”,

22-23 November 2011 22-23 November 2011

The First International The First International Conference on Conference on

Human Rights and Cultures: Human Rights and Cultures:

““Cultures in Support of Cultures in Support of Humanity”,Humanity”,

24-26 November 201124-26 November 2011

Invitation For Cooperation Invitation For Cooperation and Partnershipand Partnership

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