This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations affiliated with the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. The Committee and the Division for Palestinian Rights of the UN Secretariat provide the information “as is” without warranty of any kind, and do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, or reliability of the information contained in the websites linked in the newsletter.
NGO ACTION NEWS
03 June 2016
Americas
- On 8 June, The Jerusalem Fund is screening in Washington D.C. the documentary “Roshmia” which follows an elderly Palestinian couple in their stand-off with Israeli authorities to keep their home. The event is part of its annual Summer Film Series (1 to 17 June).
Europe
- On 7 June, West Midlands Palestine Solidarity Campaign is holding a talk in Wolverhampton, UK, with Marwan Darweish, author of the book “Popular Protest in Palestine” which examines the role of the unarmed civil resistance movement in the Palestinian liberation struggle.
- On 10 June, the Comité pour une Paix Juste au Proche Orient is organizing in Luxembourg an afternoon of testimonies with participants in a study trip to Israel and Palestine in April 2016.
- On 13 June, Gate 48, a platform for Israelis living in the Netherlands who oppose the occupation of the Palestinian territories is organizing a seminar on “Viral Occupation, Israeli military rule and the smartphone camera” in Amsterdam with Dr. Rebecca Stein, whose research deals with the way new communications technologies influence life under occupation.
- On 16 June, the Comité pour une Paix Juste au Proche Orient is organizing a panel discussion in Luxembourg about Palestinian refugees.
United Nations
- On 29 and 30 June, the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will be organizing the United Nations International Conference in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
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Document Type: NGO Action News
Document Sources: Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), Jerusalem Fund
Subject: NGOs/Civil Society
Publication Date: 03/06/2016
Document Sources: Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), Jerusalem Fund
Subject: NGOs/Civil Society
Publication Date: 03/06/2016