  {"id":4884,"date":"2016-02-12T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T09:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=4884"},"modified":"2016-02-12T09:00:24","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T09:00:24","slug":"ngo-action-news-12-february-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/2016\/02\/12\/ngo-action-news-12-february-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 12 February 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:-60px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.4;\"><h1 class=\"main-title blue\">The Civil Society and the <span class=\"secondline\">Question of Palestine<\/span><\/h1><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-alert alert custom alert-custom fusion-alert-center notice fusion-alert-capitalize awb-alert-native-link-color alert-dismissable awb-alert-close-boxed alert-shadow\" style=\"--awb-background-color:#edf2fc;--awb-accent-color:#a0a0a0;--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;\" role=\"alert\"><div class=\"fusion-alert-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"alert-icon\"><i class=\" fa fa-exclamation-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-alert-content\">This page may contain links to third-party Web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the United Nations and the United Nations is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. ±¬ÁÏÍø provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link or reference does not imply endorsement of the linked site by the United Nations. This newsletter is a project of the Division for Palestinian Rights, and is intended to provide information on NGO activities relevant to the question of Palestine . NGOs interested in contributing information on their activities should communicate it by <a href=\"mailto:dprngo@un.org\">email<\/a>.The Division reserves the right to make the final selection with regard to material to be included in this newsletter. It cannot take responsibility for the accuracy of the information.<\/span><\/div><button style=\"color:#a0a0a0;border-color:#a0a0a0;\" type=\"button\" class=\"close toggle-alert\" data-dismiss=\"alert\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:74%; margin-left: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>12 February 2016<\/h2>\n<h3>Europe<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>An American-Palestinian poet and writer Remi Kenazi is visiting the UK from 9 to 20 February to promote the\u00a0release\u00a0of his new collection \u201cBefore the Next Bomb Drops: Rising up from Brooklyn to Palestine\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>On 9 February, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign officially launched a campaign by pledging General Election candidates to support justice for Palestine in the 2016 Irish General Election.<\/li>\n<li>The Contemporary art gallery \u201cMosaic rooms\u201d in London on 11 February launched an event: \u201cPossible and Imaginary Lives\u201d by Yasmine Eid-Sabbagh who is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mosaicrooms.org\/event\/talk-possible-and-imaginary-lives\/\">discussing book and installation project<\/a>\u00a0of four Palestinian-Lebanese sisters exiled in different places across the globe.<\/li>\n<li>On 15 February, Ipswich film theatre of London will screen the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/events\/film-open-bethlehem-ipswich\/\">film<\/a>\u00a0\u201cOpen Bethlehem\u201d by movie director Leila Sansour.<\/li>\n<li>Rashid Khudairi, Palestinian co-ordinator of Jordan Valley Solidarity network of Palestinian communities is visiting UK from 17 to 26 February in the framework of his campaign \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/jordanvalleysolidarity.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/11\/jvs-tour-of-uk-cities-and-universities-16th-28th-february-2016\/\">to exist is to resist<\/a>\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign is organizing a tour in Palestine\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsc.ie\/event\/palestine-journey-for-justice-palestine-2016-jai\">\u201cJourney for Justice \u2013 Palestine 2016\u201d<\/a>\u00a0for youth all over the world from age range 17 to 25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>United States of America<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>On 9 February, Students for Justice in Palestine at Cleveland State University hosted\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabamerica.com\/events\/the-palestinian-exception-to-free-speech\/\">an event<\/a>\u00a0\u201cthe Palestinian exception to free Speech\u201d by guest speaker Omar Shakir.<\/li>\n<li>On 11 February, the Church of the Holy Apostles in New York screened a short documentary \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabamerica.com\/events\/detaining-dreams-screening\/\">Detaining Dreams<\/a>\u201d, a story of four Palestinian children from the West Bank who are undergoing the ordeal of an Israeli military detention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Middle East<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>On 8 February, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights filed\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pchrgaza.org\/en\/?p=7846\">two complaints<\/a>\u00a0to the ±¬ÁÏÍø Special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, concerning journalist Mohammed Osama al-Qeeq held by Israeli forces. In parallel, PCHR through social media started an advocacy campaign \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pchrgaza.org\/en\/?p=7822\">Lighting Gaza<\/a>\u201d.\u00a0Furthermore, the centre published its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pchrgaza.org\/en\/?p=7852\">weekly report<\/a>\u00a0(4 -10 February 2016) on \u201cIsraeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>±¬ÁÏÍø<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>On 8 February, ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA\u2019s Qalqilya based Girls\u2019 School was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/newsroom\/press-releases\/inauguration-unrwa-qalqilya-basic-girls%E2%80%99-school\">inaugurated<\/a>\u00a0by the Islamic Development Bank (IDP) and the Agency.<\/li>\n<li>On 9 February, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, the ±¬ÁÏÍø Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unsco.org\/Documents\/Statements\/SC\/2016\/Statement%20by%20±¬ÁÏÍø%20Special%20Coordinator%20Mladenov%20-%209%20February%202016.pdf\">statement<\/a>\u00a0on Palestinian unity talks, emphasizing full support by the ±¬ÁÏÍø to advance genuine Palestinian reconciliation in line with non-violence, democracy and the PLO principles.<\/li>\n<li>On 8 February, OCHA published its weekly (2-8 February) Protection of Civilians\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/occupied-palestinian-territory\/protection-civilians-weekly-report-2-8-february-2016\">report<\/a>\u00a0highlighting developments and incidents in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:22%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-size:13px;--awb-title-color:#333333;\"><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ngo-action-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4884\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}