Ambassador Aziz Raad agreed with the suggestion for unity in Lebanon and emphasized the importance of collaboration between all political and religious parties in the country. This united front is seen as essential to successfully electing the future president, a vital step toward stabilizing Lebanon and paving the way for its prosperity.

Aligning with his extensive expertise and the mission of the IHRC, Ambassador-at-Large Aziz Raad highlighted the urgency of resolving the Lebanese people’s growing dissatisfaction, stemming from the lack of a stable government. He underscored the need for international cooperation in the peace-building process to instill stability in Lebanon.

This pivotal meeting underscores the value of dialogue and partnership across various sectors, including religious institutions, government bodies, and NGOs, in resolving complex political challenges. It marks the IHRC’s sincere commitment to promoting sustainable peace and stability in Lebanon.

IHRC Motto, “Because what we do today, we do for Generations” – Prof. h. c. Rafal Marcin Wasik’s echo of this sentiment encapsulates the IHRC’s dedication to actions today that benefit future generations, guiding its pursuit of peace and justice worldwide.

Fidelis Onakpoma
Editor-in-Chief for the International Human Rights Commission-IHRC
EU. 28-01-2024

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Lebanon: Yesterday, in the Capital of Lebanon Beirut, an important meeting of the Ambassador-at-Large of the International Human Rights Commission- IHRC, Mr. Romanos Raad, acting as High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs for the UN and the Head of the Peacekeeping Mission in Lebanon with the Prime Minister of Lebanon H.E. Hassan Diab.

During the official meeting, important peace issues in the Middle East were discussed, including the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian war and methods of humanitarian aid for Palestinian refugees.
The meeting was held to discuss several issues such as:
1. The IHRC and BRICS rolle in the Middle East
2. ⁠How IHRC will support Lebanon’s government for reforming stability in Lebanon and its region.

The Prime Minister further supports IHRC’s roll in the Middle East and Lebanon, stressing that they would like to find solutions together with IHRC for the near future.

Editorial:
Fidelis Onakpoma,
Editor-in-Chief for the International Human Rights Commission-IHRC
December 29, 2023

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September 23, 2023
As they have many common objectives, the State of the African Diaspora (SOAD) and the Transnational Intergovernmental Foundation-International Human Rights Commission-IHRC, have this day signed a treaty to support human rights in the world.

In a recent development, Dr. Louis-Georges Tin, Prime Minister of SOAD, and Prof. h.c. Rafal Marcin Wasik IHRC Secretary-General met a few days ago in Szidonia Castle, and after a few discussions, they quickly saw that they had similar views and activities. That is why they decided to share their skills and resources.

The Parties (SOAD and IHRC ) intend to find the possible ways to develop cooperation on humanitarian policies and to exchange ideas, experiences, and contacts on issues of common interest to the Parties through the Treaty.

For example, SOAD and IHRC will observe elections together whenever it is relevant; the two parties will work to support the African migrants in North Africa; and they will consider sharing diplomatic missions wherever it is strategic for them.

In his remarks, Prime Minister Dr. Louis, expressed his gratitude saying, “I am very glad to have this opportunity to work with IHRC. I appreciate the vision, energy, and expertise of the organization. We will certainly do a good job together.”

Similarly, Prof. h.c. Rafal Marcin Wasik while conveying his gratitude, said, “This jointly signed Treaty with the SOAD State and thanks to the broad vision of the Prime Minister, we will go together to observe democratic processes in Africa in a non-political way. Shaking hands together I would like to thank the Prime Minister that together we will try to stimulate the Agro Sector to create jobs in Africa by programming animal, vegetable, and fruit production”.

“We will jointly encourage large European concerns to contract the Agro sector in the territory of African countries, thus preventing the economic migration of African citizens looking for work in European countries. I believe that what we do today, we do for generations”, Prof Rafal Marcin added.

Issued:
Fidelis Onakpoma
IHRC Editor-in-Chief.
September 23, 2023.

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August 25, 2023

The protocol on democracy and good governance, additional to the protocol relating to the mechanism for the prevention, management and settlement of conflicts for the maintenance of peace and security, provides in its article and in accordance with its mission that “At the request of a Member State, the Transnational Intergovernmental Organization – International Human Rights Commission – IHRC headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland may well obviously provide assistance and help in the organization of all elections and just as the IHRC can send accredited International Observers to the Country concerned for a high-level Election Observation mission

This was disclosed in a statement by Mr Vamara Fofana, IHRC Commissionner in Peace Building and Conflicts Resolution IHRC – ECOWAS on Wednesday.

Thus, as part of the implementation of its Country Program for the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, precisely as featured and consistent with its Country Program for the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, IHRC conduct an Observation Elections of Regional, Municipal Councilors of September 02, 2023, in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.

The Country Leader Coordinator for the Program of the International Human Rights Commission – IHRC for the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, jointly linked to the countries of the ECOWAS space and the G5_SAHEL, has indeed undertaken a series of joint actions to support the Electoral Processes in the Country.

To this end, a pre-election fact-finding mission was deployed from July 10 to July 14, 2023, to collect all the information useful for an exact assessment of the conditions under which the Regional and Municipal elections of September 2 will be held.

This mission was followed from July 17 to July 21, 2023, by another security investigation mission intended to define, in collaboration with all the stakeholders concerned, the said Regional and Municipal elections, from September 02, 2023, in Côte d’Ivoire, on the methods of securing the electoral process, then in strengthening its support for the electoral process of September 02, 2023.

IHRC Regional Coordinator for Program in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, will therefore deploy from August 25 to August 29, 2023, a long-term Electoral Observation mission (MOELT) which will be reinforced by another short-term electoral observation mission from August 31 to September 03, 2023.

This high-level observation mission will be led by Commissioner VAMARA FOFANA in his capacity as Regional Coordinator for the Country Program of the International Human Rights Commission for the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, jointly linked to the Countries of the Space ECOWAS and the G5_SAHEL.

The mandate of the MOELT, will consist in following all the critical stages of the electoral process ranging from the pre-electoral period to the post-electoral period, in order to bring together all the elements necessary for the implementation of a response mechanism. for the prevention and management of any conflict that could be linked to the electoral process.

The Long Term Observers (LTO) who will also be deployed in the different regions will be responsible for preparing the ground for the arrival of the Short Term Observers (OCT)

Done in Abidjan, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, August 21, 2023 #CEI #IHRC.

Reported
Commissioner VAMARA FOFANA
IHRC Expert for Peace Building and Conflicts Resolution
IHRC – ECOWAS

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August 7, 2023

Again the Transnational Intergovernmental Organization – International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), under the leadership of the Secretary-General Prof. h.c. Rafal Marcin Wasik has reiterated the legal penalty for impersonators who are parading themselves off as being affiliated with the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Switzerland, or appropriating parts of the Organization’s identity and logos with the intent to mislead and defraud unsuspecting members of the public.

Prof. Rafal Marcin Wasik gave the assertion while reacting to a recent event contained on a website-‘https://ihrc-wyc.org‘ bearing the 2023 IHRC International African Women Conference in Abuja Nigeria, and featuring Africa’s Women Hall of Fame organized by this unscrupulous group with the name International Human Rights Commission Africa Region Headquarters

He said our attention was drawn to an event held at Abuja on 20th to 22nd July 2023 at the International Conference Center, and we would like to state categorically that the event was being organized by unscrupulous and malicious individuals who have no affiliation with the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) led by the Secretary-General Prof. h.c. Rafal Marcin Wasik.

“This unscrupulous group is impersonating our name and logo in an attempt to deceive and misinform members of the public through falsified press information, conferences, and solicitation of funds”.

Citing examples of wrong wording identified in the date of the Conference publicity written as 20th-22th, the Secretary-General Rafal berated the comics, the pattern of expression, and poor editorial notes emanating from the unscrupulous International Human Rights Commission Africa Region Headquarters website and publicity material, describing it a piece of crab.

IHRC is a reputable Organization with standard practices applicable in all their works and public relations, contrary to the purported International Human Rights Commission Africa Region Headquarters whose plagiarism check undermines international standards. “We couldn’t stoop so low creating and advertising junk, because we constantly engage in best practices”, he noted.

Meanwhile, IHRC doesn’t run a parallel organization centralized on personal ambition, nor display a shenaniganizer website and figures in an attempt to ordinarily generate followers without having an administrative office for their day-to-day activities. IHRC’s offices and branches across the world are legitimately registered, visible, accessible, and functional, unlike the unscrupulous groups parading themselves off as International Human Rights Commission Africa Region Headquarters whose addresses can not be accessible.

He reinstated for the avoidance of doubt, that the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) is a Transnational Intergovernmental Organization based in Zurich Switzerland with Swiss accreditation number ‘CHE-388.075.145′ and having its Diplomatic Representation by the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs Department of the European Union.

Similarly, the IHRC has signed a treaty with the African Peace and Security Union (APSU), a specialized structure functioning as a continental body encompassing the African continent with a clear mandate to support policies and programs that promote stability, development, and integration of the continent, as well as a Memorandum of Understanding with the Peace and Security Cluster of the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC).

In the same vein in many European, African, and Asian countries, IHRC works closely and actively with the United Nations and its various Organizations on Projects initiated by both the United Nations and the IHRC, to which UN Organizations gladly accept invitations to participate, such as in Kosovo, Pakistan, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Ghana.

He emphasized that ‘IHRC’ is a registered trademark owned by the International Human Rights Commission and is protected by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Aside the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Prof. Rafal maintained that ‘IHRC’ features in proprietary logo graphic and name in: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Intellectual Property Office United Kingdom (IPOUK), Intellectual Property Organization Pakistan (IPO), African Intellectual Property Organization (OA), and the Ministry of Industry Trade and Investments Commercial Law Department Trademarks Patents and Designs Registry Nigeria.

He cautioned that IHRC shall not be responsible for and expressly disclaims all liabilities for, damages of any kind arising out of the use of, reference to, or reliance on any information by the fake International Human Rights Commission Africa Region Headquarters.

Going further, the Secretary-General Prof Rafal urged WIPO, EUIPO, USPTO, IPOUK, security agencies, and others to immediately sanction impersonators, scammers, and criminals abusing the INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION’S identity. He reminded IHRC Official Representatives in respective countries to report impersonators to their appropriate authorities for sanctions.

Adding that the general public should take note as anyone who engages with the said INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AFRICA REGION HEADQUARTERS or any other platforms such as ihrcigo@gmail.com, ihrc.hq@gmail.com, info@ihrc-hq.org info@ihrc-geneve.org https://www.ihrc-hq.org, https://ihrc-geneve.org, https://ihrc-wyc.org and material promoted by these imposters does so at their own risk.

“The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) will not assume responsibility or be held liable for the consequences of decisions made based on information from these social accounts. As we continue to effectively engage respective authorities in dealing with them, you are thus advised to take note and understand that all IHRC communication is disseminated through its Official website at www.ihrchq.org“.

For more information, you can also contact the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) using the following e-mail, office@ihrchq.org

Issued by
Prof. h.c. Rafal Marcin Wasik
IHRC Secretary-General, Switzerland.

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Mr. Ahmed Mawas, a delegate from the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) in Northern Syria, was assigned a field visit to Pediatric and Gynecological Cancer Patients in Idlib Hospitals

During the visit, patients and doctors expressed their challenges due to a lack of medicines, appropriate treatment, and the lack of medical capabilities, and laboratory equipment.

The Delegation of the Syrian Center for Human Rights also met with the Director of the University Hospital where Mr. Ahmed Mawas conveyed the solidarity of the International Human Rights Commission led by Prof. h.c. Rafal Marcin Wasik with patients and doctors while submitting their complaints to international organizations for urgent intervention.

“We at IHRC Syria, are appealing to all international organizations, the United Nations, Turkey, and health organizations to provide medicines and special equipment for early examination of cancer diseases quickly and open the crossings with Turkey to treat these patients”, Ahmed Mawas said.

Note that the number of patients in Northern Syria exceeds 3,000 patients, most of whom are children, and there are a large number of new cases that occur daily. The IHRC team thanked the government in Northwest Syria for its keen interest and cooperation with the team.

Reported
Mr. Mohamed Hassan

Editorial
Fidelis Onakpoma,
IHRC Editor-in-Chief Worldwide.

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The Executive Director of the Legal Aid Board, Ms. Fatmata Claire Carlton-Hanciles and the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Envoy to the ECOWAS Region, HE Dr. Momodu Conteh have today, 24 July 2023 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the head office of the Legal Aid Board in Freetown in the presence of representatives of both agencies.

Both hailed the MOU as a step towards promoting access to justice, protection of human rights, good governance and democracy in Sierra Leone. ‘We welcome this MOU which adds to the over 300 partners of the Board,’ Ms. Carlton-Hanciles said, adding, ‘It will increase the poll of resources we can tap into in the provision of legal aid services around the country.’
The MOU will facilitate the exchange of ideas and information to strengthen access to justice, protection of human rights and public safety, with particular emphasis on providing free legal services including legal advice and legal representation to missing children and victims of human trafficking.

It will further strengthen structures to enhance access to justice, protection of human rights, fight against corruption, and effective collaborate in the fight against terrorism, international organized crime, illegal migration, drugs and weapons trafficking, money laundering and economic crimes, elections monitoring, training of observers of local elections and implementation of programs dedicated to the same.

Reported by:
H.E. Amb. Momodu Conteh
IHRC Commissioner

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What do people need to be happy? The feeling of happiness is fundamentally influenced by positive relationships with people. They give support in difficult times, and above all, the feeling of selfless joy when we can give someone a gift.

The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) and its Volunteers team SMM IHRC Poland, on the occasion of the Muslim holiday of Kurban Bajram on June 24, 2023 in Warsaw at 13 Monte Casio Street, with the help of IHRC volunteers, donated products for 40 families in the amount of PLN 150 for each family.

Most of the food items donated were flour, sugar, pasta, rice, oil, tea, sweets. IHRC Switzerland included a special volunteering program together with the Branch Board of NSZZ FSG at NwOSG and the Association of Cooperation Polska Wschód, the Świętokrzyski branch in Kielce, covered families from Chechnya and other CIS countries residing as asylum in Poland in a special volunteering program.

The organizer of this event was Ms. Leli Kagermanova Regional Coordinator of the International Human Rights Commission SMM IHRC in Poland.

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On June 7, 2023, the IHRC Peace Ambassador H.E. Marcin Kwiatkowski, acting on behalf of the IHRC Secretary General, Prof. h.c. Rafał Marcin Wasik and the International Human Right Commission (IHRC), awarded the IHRC Transnational Intergovernmental Medal “Civis Mundi Sum” for outstanding merits in the defense of human rights Senior NCOs Aspirant Piotr Jagaczewski of the Polish Police. Inspector of the Polish Police Marcin Kubas, a sympathizer of the IHRC, assisted in the award.

Aspirant Piotr Jagaczewski has been actively supporting activities for the defense of human rights for 5 years. As a police Senior NCOs, he always stands up for human rights and is an example of a police officer who is very sensitive in human rights matters.

Awarded Piotr Jagaczewski trains future observers and participants of the IHRC mission in personal security and defense techniques. Aspirant Piotr Jagaczewski has proven many times that he is a citizen of the world and that the fate of people in need of IHRC support is very important to him.

Reported:
H.E. Marcin Kwiatkowski,
IHRC Peace Ambassador

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Europe: The Special Monitoring Mission International Human Rights Commission, SMM IHRC, under the amiable leadership of IHRC Secretary-General Prof. h.c. Rafał Marcin Wasik held a special event on May 15th, 2023 in honor of Volunteers who have always helped and are still ready to help those in need in Poland and delivered financial support for PLN 200 to 15 refugee families.

A statement by Leli Kagermanova, the Regional Volunteers Coordinator (RVC) in Poland, noted that for several years, the Volunteers have been helping refugees from Chechnya who are in a difficult situation. She said since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, they also took them under their constant care. “Our Volunteers helped refugees from Ukraine in many ways, organizing their transport from the border to Warsaw.”

She added that all Refugees under the care of RVC Leli Kagermanova, both from Chechnya and Ukraine, were provided with the same help. They received financial support, food parcels, and what was extremely important for them, the help of interpreters in hospitals, offices, etc.

Meanwhile, every year advocacy programs with particular emphasis on children and their mothers are organized including meetings with Santa Claus in schools, not limited to the distribution of much-anticipated gifts, but also with tasty refreshments, delicious homemade cakes, and other sweets.

We can talk endlessly about the activities of SMM IHRC Poland Volunteers with great reference to the RVC Leli Kagermanova and her associates. This group of Volunteers works in refugee communities.

Earlier in her remark, Leli Kagermanova thanked the Secretary-General Prof Rafal Marcin Wasik alongside the volunteers from Warsaw for their efforts and heart in activities for the benefit of those in need. In addition, each Volunteer received a prize of PLN 100 as a thank-you package.

At the end of the special event, the Volunteers, together with the supported families of Warsaw residents, appreciated Secretary-General Prof. h.c Rafał Marcin Wasik for the opportunity to serve humanity and help those in need.

The main organizers of the charity event were:
RVC SMM IHRC Poland, Leli Kagermanova; sponsored by Amina Khasilbieva, with the help of Ibragim Kagermanova, Natasha Deshieva, and Khava Kagermanova.

Reported:
Leli Kagermanova
IHRC SMM RVC, Poland.

Editorial:
Fidelis Onakpoma
IHRC Editor-in-Chief worldwide.

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