5th Annual Conference on Access to Justice - 19-20 December 2012 held in Alexandria, Egypt

The Protection Project is a not-for-profit human rights research and training institute based at The Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C. The Institute is engaged in the elimination of human rights violations around the world. In order to achieve this mission the Protection Project continually works to achieve the following goals:

• Promotion of human rights values around the world;
• Protection of human security, and enhancement of women’s and children’s rights;
• Fostering of civil society and NGO development through capacity building and coalition building; Strengthening the rule of law by promoting citizen participation in the political process;
• Advancing human rights education; Encouraging state observance of internationally recognized human rights;
• Eliminating trafficking in persons;

The Institute together with the Alexandria University Faculty of Law will arrange the 5th Annual Conference titled “Access to Justice,” which will take place on December 19-20, 2012 at the Helnan Palestine Hotel in Alexandria, Egypt.