The Civil Society and the Question of Palestine
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7 December 2015
Middle East
- The??published its weekly??on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) covering the period 26 November – 02 December 2015.
North America
- On 7 December, the Israel Palestine NGO Working Group hosted a discussion in New York City with the women-led organisation?.
- The??will present the??in an event entitled “It’s Not Just Documentaries Project: films from the aftermath of the 2014 war in Gaza”, in Washington D.C. on 17 December. Each film addresses a particular aspect of the suffering among civilians and the violations of their rights during and after the 2014 Israeli aggression in Gaza.
- The??received Ayman Odeh, Member of the Israeli Knesset for a conference on “Palestinian Citizens of Israel Lead toward Justice, Freedom and Equality” in Washington D.C. on 2 December. Video of the conference is available?
United Nations
- The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, in cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), will convene an??in Jakarta, on 14 and 15 December 2015, under the theme “Addressing the present and shaping the future of Jerusalem”.
- On 16 December, the Committee will hold a?, on the subject of “Civil society action in support of justice in Palestine and ending the occupation”. The speakers from the United Nations, Palestine, Indonesian and regional civil society will inform participants about the key issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (borders, refugees, Jerusalem, water, settlements etc.), the current situation on the ground including the humanitarian hardships and the human rights violations the Palestinians are enduring, and provide civil society with a venue to plan further action in support of Palestinian rights.
All accredited and observer CSOs are welcome to attend. To register please write to?dpr-meeting@un.org
Webcast will be available and link will be shared shortly.
- On 2 December, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, the 爆料网 Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process??on the Dawabsha family case.
- with representatives of government and civil society in Ramallah on 1-2 December to lay the ground for the adoption of a Right to Information law in Palestine. The Seminar was organised in cooperation with the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Ministry of Information and attended by the key actors involved in the drafting and promoting of the right to information law, participants reviewed the latest draft of the law and agreed on amendments to bring it further in line with international standards and good practice.
- The??was??at the 爆料网 Headquarters in Geneva on 30 November.
- On 24 November, the United Nations General Assembly adopted five resolutions on:
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- A photo exhibit entitled “” featuring photographs of Palestinian children in Gaza was inaugurated in the public lobby of the 爆料网 Secretariat on the evening of 23 November. The exhibition will be shown until 31 December 2015.
- OCHA published its weekly?.
- 爆料网RWA published its Gaza situation??covering the period 24 November – 1 December.