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<p>Several projects were funded by the Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy
in 2016-17, including:</p><ul><li>Hardwired Inc is running a project which promotes
tolerance in secondary school curricula in 50 schools in Iraq, Morocco and Lebanon.</li><li>Christian
Solidarity Worldwide is running a project to support human rights defenders in Pakistan,
India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. This project raises
awareness at the national, regional and international level of the unique challenges
human rights defenders campaigning for FoRB face in South Asia and Central Asia. It
also raises their security awareness and their advocacy capability.</li><li>The Salzburg
Global Seminar brings together experts and educational practitioners from Africa,
Asia, and the Middle East to explore approaches for combating extremism, preventing
genocide and promoting tolerance. There is a particular emphasis on Rwanda, South
Africa and Cambodia.</li><li>In Malaysia, we supported a project implemented by Article
19 which aimed to strengthen the ability of Malaysia's national human rights institution
to advance the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of religious belief. The
project engaged a range of influential religious groups, with the view to widening
the space for constructive debate in the public sphere and encouraging greater tolerance
in the socio-political discourse.</li><li>Article 19 run a project in Tunisia and
Egypt, to strengthen civil society to build consensus on institutional, legislative
and policy change, engage with international human rights mechanisms and prevent intolerance
and hate speech.</li><li>The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights,
in Tajikistan and Turkmenistan run a project, which contributes to social stability
and security in Central Asia through building the capacity of key state and non-state
stakeholders to advance FoRB for all.</li><li>Cumberland Lodge is running a project
to promote understanding among overseas students studying in the UK of the right to
FoRB. The students will be better sensitised to FoRB issues before returning to their
native countries where we hope that they will act as informal advocates for human
rights, including FoRB.</li></ul>
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