Dubai to set up Human Rights Center in 2010.
This sounds really cool:
A centre to raise awareness about human rights among the public will be established by the Dubai government next year, a top police officer said at a gathering to mark the International Human Rights Day on Thursday.
The Dubai Human Rights Village will be a rights education centre and it will open in 2010.
Dr Sultan Al Jamal, Director of Human Trafficking Crimes Monitoring Centre of Dubai Police, said awareness among citizens and residents about what human rights are and what they mean is lacking. “The articles that constitute the Declaration of International Human Rights are unknown to many people.”
I like this concept of a ‘challenge’ room:
It will be divided into five domes that will introduce human rights to visitors. The public will be able to navigate and enquire about protection laws and government services.
The domes will focus on the rights — birth, health, food and water, education and cultural rights. Each area will have classrooms where workshops and lectures will be conducted. A challenge room will enable discussions on key human rights issues.
