International conference on Libraries from a Human Rights Perspective

Ramallah – Palestine
31 March – 2 April 2008

This conference –organized by RCHRS in cooperation with IFLA- will highlight the importance of achieving human rights related to library work and these rights include: freedom of expression, freedom of access to information, tolerance, acceptance of the other, respect of diversity and cultural rights. When examining these rights, it looks very obvious that all of them are direct to library missions and without raising awareness of these rights inside libraries, the latter will not be able to provide services that respect human development needs.

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Conference comments ...

	Claudia Lux, IFLA President 2007-2009: “Free access to information and human relations have always been at the top of IFLA’s objectives, as librarians play key roles in furthering these values”
	Sjoerd Koopman, IFLA Co-ordinator of Professional Activities: “It is exciting to be involved in activities that will hopefully contribute to the development of greater mutual understanding in your part of the world, as well as to learn from Palestinian colleagues.””