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Mr. Hayat Hüsseyin Yasamsal is an Associate of the Organization since 2002. He is President of Olive Branch Foundation. He had strong involvement in the Political and Civil Society environment of Cyprus and Europe for the past two decades. He founded and chaired the New Cyprus Party, the Rights and Freedoms Association, the Cyprus Peace Democracy and Human Rights Foundation. He served as coordinator with the International Association of Human Rights protection in Cyprus for the Council of Europe project on Confidence Building Measures in Cyprus entitled: “Actions of the civil society for the promotion of a Human Rights Culture.” Hayat served also as local coordinator for the International Association of Human Rights protection in Cyprus of the Joint Project of the European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen (EURAC) and the German-Cypriot Forum “Civil Society Dialogue on Intercultural Co-operation in Cyprus.” He served as advisor for activities in the northern part of Cyprus in the context of the project “Extending EU Citizenship to the Eastern end of Europe.” He is the President of the Olive Branch foundation.