the Rights and People project, an Arabic-language anti-death penalty venture, will start work in early 2009

the Rights and People project, an Arabic-language anti-death penalty venture, will start work in early 2009 with the launch of an online magazine, the first of its kind run by human rights activists in the 24-country region. "Our Internet magazine will carry on-the-spot reports from correspondents in Arab countries where the death penalty is still being practised, as well as in-depth articles and opinion pieces on human rights issues, particularly on the death penalty," Abdelhadi Dahrawi, a member of the project, said. Dahrawi, a Moroccan human rights activist for more than a decade, said the magazine would offer a platform for eminent Arab intellectuals "striving for real independence in thought and speech". The project will conduct research into human rights issues through the Rights and People Research Centre (RPRC), headed by Abdelaziz Bouidi. Bouidi is an academic specialising in the relationship between Islam and human rights. The project would be based in Morocco, according to Hannaoui. "I think we can do our job in Morocco with less difficulty than in any other country in the Arab world," he explained.