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The Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (CDHR) is a United States based non-profit organization established to promote transformation of the existing Saudi autocratic institutions to a system whereby all Saudi citizens are empowered to chart a peaceful, prosperous, tolerant and safe future for themselves and for their country. CDHR was founded by Dr. Ali Alyami, executive director, in May 2004.〔Zakarian, Ani. “The Non-Profit Spotlight: The Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia.” The Mideast Corner. 25 September 2006. 21 August 2009. ==Activities== Provides information and analysis of Saudi events and policies via its website and 5,000 strong newsletter recipients worldwide. CDHR’s director analyzes Saudi news and policies for the benefit of the readers who would otherwise take the highly censored Saudi news for face value. Operates a Blog, Twitter and Facebook accounts to spread information and engage readers in open discussions about issues that affect them, but which they cannot initiate from or discuss openly in Saudi Arabia.〔"CDHR's Blog." 2008. 21 August 2009. Organizes public and official conferences and round table discussions in which speakers present current different prospective and analysis about Saudi policies, US-Saudi relations and the Saudi role in the financing and spread of its austere brand of Islam, Wahhabism.〔“The Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia.” Kurdistan National Assembly. July 2009. 21 August 2009. Monitors and conducts research on human rights, women’s and minority rights, rights of expatriates, religious tolerance and freedom of worship and expression.〔"Writings by Ali Alyami." The Investigative Project on Terrorism. 2009. 21 August 2009. < http://www.investigativeproject.org/docs/author/Ali+Alyami>.〕 Networks with other groups, think tanks and Congressional staffers in Washington, to provide them with information about Saudi Arabia as it relates to the US and its interests. Networks with pro-democracy and human rights groups in the US, Europe and individuals in the Arab and Muslim communities. Provides presentations at conferences and other events, utilizing the knowledge of the Executive Director as a native of Saudi Arabia and an expert familiar with its history, composition, and peoples.〔“The State of Reform: Human rights, Democratic Development and Individual Freedoms in Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf States.” Project on Middle East Democracy. 2 November 2007. 21 August 2009. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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