{"id":283206,"date":"2014-03-27T11:35:31","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T15:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=283206"},"modified":"2022-11-22T11:48:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:48:23","slug":"ngo-action-news-27-march-2014","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-27-march-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 27 March 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>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 \u201cas is\u201d 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">NGO Action News<br \/>\n27 March 2014<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>ASIA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinesolidaritythailand.org\/\"><strong>Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) Thailand<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is organizing a meeting on\u00a0<strong>27 March 2014\u00a0<\/strong>on the 8th\u00a0floor of the Grand President Executive Serviced Apartments in Bangkok. For more information please contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:palestinesolidaritythailand@gmail.com\">palestinesolidaritythailand@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>EUROPE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CafePalestineBrussels\"><strong>Caf\u00e9 Palestine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is hosting the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/293014217529615\/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular\">event<\/a>\u00a0<em>I wish I never Took a Photo of You<\/em>\u00a0with the photographer, writer, producer, and intellectual\u00a0<strong>Yazan Khalili\u00a0<\/strong>on\u00a0<strong>3 April 2014<\/strong> in Brussels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eccpalestine.org\/\"><strong>The European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(ECCP) published an open\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eccpalestine.org\/eccp-calls-for-hp-to-stop-all-its-contracts-with-israel\/\">letter<\/a>\u00a0to Hewlett-Packard on\u00a0<strong>19 March 2014<\/strong>, calling on the company \u201c\u2026to stop all its contracts with Israel which take part to its policy of colonisation and oppression of the Palestinian people\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeonpalestine.be\/\"><strong>The Eye on Palestine Festival<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is taking place from\u00a0<strong>24 March to 6 April 2014<\/strong> to promote quality and stimulating Palestine-related film and arts in Belgium (Brussels and Gent).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/\"><strong>Medical Aid for Palestinians<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(MAP) published a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/news\/gaza-escalation-fears.aspx\">Gaza situation update<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>13 March 2014<\/strong>. MAP is also organizing the event\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/news\/events\/london-to-windsor-bike-ride-2014.aspx\"><em>Cycle for MAP<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>7 September 2014<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prc.org.uk\/\"><strong>The Palestinian Return Centre<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<strong>the General Secretariat of the Palestinians in Europe Conference<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>the Palestinian Forum<\/strong>\u00a0will organize the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prc.org.uk\/portal\/index.php\/centre-activities\/conferences\/3237-palestinians-in-europe-conference-to-be-held-in-paris\"><em>12<\/em><em>th<\/em><em>\u00a0Palestinians in Europe Conference<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0\u2013 A United Palestine for the Promise of Return<\/em>on\u00a0<strong>3 May 2014\u00a0<\/strong>in Paris.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unrwa.es\/index.php\"><strong>The Spanish Committee of UNRWA<\/strong><\/a>, in collaboration with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asturias.es\/portal\/site\/webasturias\/menuitem.91cd0facbcdb17a73e2d6f77f2300030\/?vgnextoid=5d066fc85c97d210VgnVCM1000002f030003RCRD&amp;i18n.http.lang=en\"><strong>Government of the Principality of Asturias<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>Asturian Agency for International Development<\/strong>, is displaying in different cities in Asturias an itinerant exhibition on the situation of women in the Gaza Strip entitled\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unrwa.es\/actualidad\/actualidad\/1139-la-exposicion-retratos-de-empoderamiento-llega-a-asturias\"><em>Portraits of Empowerment<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<strong>until 31 March 2014<\/strong>. The Committee also held the seminar\u00a0<em>Portraits from Gaza: The Representation of Women in Armed Conflict<\/em>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>25 March 2014<\/strong>\u00a0at the University of Oveido.\u00a0<strong>Soraida Hussein<\/strong> (Women\u2019s Affairs Technical Committee) was one of the speakers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wfwp.org\/\"><strong>Women\u2019s Federation for World Peace<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upf.org\/\"><strong>Universal Peace Federation<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0organized a benefit concert entitled\u00a0<em>Turkish Flamenco<\/em>, held on\u00a0<strong>15 March 2014<\/strong>\u00a0to raise awareness on the situation of Palestinian refugee children in the Middle East.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>ISRAEL AND PALESTINE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lajee.org\/\"><strong>The Lajee Center<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lajeetourireland.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/24\/lajee-cultural-center-palestine-arts-culture-tour-ireland-12th-to-17th-april-2014-2\/\">tour<\/a>\u00a0Ireland from\u00a0<strong>12 to 17 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0<em>dabka<\/em> (traditional Palestinian dance) artists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/\"><strong>The Palestinian Center for Human Rights<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(PCHR) released its latest weekly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=10202:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-13-19-march-2014-&amp;catid=84:weekly-2009&amp;Itemid=183\">Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/a>\u00a0covering the period\u00a0<strong>13 March to 19 March 2014<\/strong>. PCHR also announced on\u00a0<strong>25 March 2014<\/strong>\u00a0the publication of its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/files\/2014\/PCHR%20Annual%20Report%202013%20Arabic.pdf\">2013 Annual Report<\/a> (Arabic version).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.righttomovement.org\/\"><strong>Right to Movement<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hcys.ps\/\"><strong>High Council of Youth and Sports<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are organizing the second annual\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/palestinemarathon.com\/\">Palestine Marathon<\/a>, to be held\u00a0<strong>11<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>April<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>2014<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>NORTH AMERICA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alwanforthearts.org\/\"><strong>Alwan for the Arts<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artpalestine.org\/\"><strong>ArtPalestine International<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/cu\/palestine\"><strong>Center for Palestine S<\/strong><strong>tudies<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whiteboxny.org\/\"><strong>WhiteBox Art Center<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0present\u00a0<em>How Green Was My Valley \u2013 An Artists\u2019 Talk\u00a0<\/em>with Palestinian artists\u00a0<strong>Joseph Audeh<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Samira Badran<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Mary Tuma<\/strong>\u00a0in conversation in New York on\u00a0<strong>4 April 2014<\/strong>. Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/alwanforthearts.org\/event\/1012\">here<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/afsc.org\/\"><strong>American Friends Service Committee<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/justworldbooks.com\/\"><strong>Just World Books<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are organizing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/afsc.org\/story\/gaza-writes-back-national-speaking-tour\">national speaking tour<\/a>\u00a0for up to four of the contributors to the book\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/justworldbooks.com\/gaza-writes-back\/\"><em>Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza<\/em><\/a>\u00a0between\u00a0<strong>1 and 24 April 2014<\/strong>. The tour will feature editor\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Refaat Alareer<\/strong>\u00a0and book contributors\u00a0<strong>Yousef Aljamal<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0Rawan Yaghi<\/strong>, and<strong>\u00a0Sarah Ali<\/strong>. They will share from their experiences growing up in Gaza and from the book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\"><strong>Americans for Peace Now<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmep.org\/\"><strong>Churches for Middle East Peace<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmep.org\/\"><strong>Foundation for Middle East Peace<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are organizing the event\u00a0<em>John Kerry\u2019s Framework<\/em>\u00a0<em>More of the Same, or a Fresh Approach to Israel-Palestine Peace?<\/em>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Ziad Abu Zayyad<\/strong>, Co-Editor and Publisher (Palestine-Israel Journal), and\u00a0<strong>Hillel Schenker<\/strong>, Co-Editor (Palestine-Israel Journal), on<strong>11 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0in Washington DC. For more information and to RSVP please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@fmep.org?subject=RSVP%3A%20Arik%20Ascherman\">info@fmep.org<\/a> or call +1-202-835-3650.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/cu\/palestine\"><strong>The Center for Palestine Studies<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is hosting the event\u00a0<em>Palestinian Strengths<\/em>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Amira Haas<\/strong>, Haaretz correspondent, on\u00a0<strong>9 April 2014<\/strong>. The event takes place at 7.00pm, Hamilton Hall, Room 702, Columbia University. It\u2019s free and open to the public.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmep.org\/\"><strong>Churches for Middle East Peace<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(CMEP) organized\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/action.cmep.org\/p\/salsa\/event\/common\/public\/?event_KEY=70322\"><em>A Post-Trip Report from Jerusalem<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>19 March 2014<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Warren Clark<\/strong>, CMEP Director, following the conclusion of his private meetings with Palestinians and Israelis as well as the Armenian Patriarchate, Greek Patriarchate, Latin Patriarchate, Custos of the Holy Land and US Consulate officials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kinderusa.org\/\"><strong>KinderUSA<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is hosting in Pasadena (CA) its annual fundraiser\u00a0<em>Food Four Thought, Food for the Soul and Food for Gaza<\/em>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>19 April 2014\u00a0<\/strong>with guest speakers<strong>\u00a0Laila El-Haddad<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazamom.com\/\">Gaza Mom<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazakitchen.com\/\">The Gaza Kitchen<\/a>) and\u00a0<strong>Ali Abunimah<\/strong>\u00a0(Electronic Intifada). Registration is available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kinderusa.org\/events\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pymusa.org\/\"><strong>Palestinian Youth Movement (USA Branch)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0held a fundraiser on\u00a0<strong>22 March 2014\u00a0<\/strong>for the\u00a0<em>Al Nakab Center for Youth Activities<\/em>\u00a0in the Palestine refugee camp of Burj el Barajneh in Lebanon. The fundraiser featured performances by poet\u00a0<strong>Dina Omar<\/strong>, and hip hop artists\u00a0<strong>Omar Offendum<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Power Struggle<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phillyfosna.org\/\"><strong>Philly FOSNA<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is organizing a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/phillyfosna.org\/\">two-day conference<\/a>\u00a0in Philadelphia on\u00a0<strong>28-29 March 2014<\/strong>\u00a0entitled\u00a0<em>The Role of the US in Israel-Palestine: Current Realities &amp; Creative Responses<\/em>.<strong>Ali Abunimah<\/strong>(The Electronic Intifada),\u00a0<strong>Phyllis Bennis<\/strong>\u00a0(Institute for Policy Studies),\u00a0<strong>Riham Barghouti\u00a0<\/strong>(Adalah-NY) and\u00a0<strong>Josh Ruebner<\/strong>\u00a0(US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation) will speak at the event along with other experts. Please register online\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/phillyfosna.bpt.me\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/dia\/track.jsp?v=2&amp;c=JqfYpEY7VIV6vCiHOX7J%2B3ZtFI9pv7a2\"><strong>Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine\/Israel<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(VTJP) is seeking solidarity volunteers for the second-annual\u00a0<strong>Free Cone Day Leafleting Action<\/strong>\u00a0at participating Ben &amp; Jerry\u2019s Scoop Shops taking place on\u00a0<strong>8 April 2014<\/strong>. This year\u2019s event is part of VTJP\u2019s campaign to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/dia\/track.jsp?v=2&amp;c=KBKHt5DyQEXiDZfKUAq8ns%2BRite7cQkt\">end Ben &amp; Jerry\u2019s complicity in Israel\u2019s occupation<\/a> of Palestine and the sale of its ice cream in illegal Israeli settlements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/\"><strong>The Voice of Palestine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0presented on\u00a0<strong>19 March 2014<\/strong>\u00a0a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4314\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Iymen Chehade<\/strong>, an instructor at Columbia College in Chicago, on the cancelation of his course on the history of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict at Columbia College and the resolution passed by the American Studies Association in support of the BDS movement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ali Abunimah\u00a0<\/strong>(Electronic Intifada) is on a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.haymarketbooks.org\/pb\/The-Battle-for-Justice-in-Palestine\">US tour<\/a>\u00a0for his book\u00a0<em>The Battle for Justice in Palestine<\/em>\u00a0until\u00a0<strong>23 April 2014<\/strong>.\u00a0He will be joined by\u00a0<strong>Refaat Alareer<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Rawan Yahgi<\/strong>, editor and contributor to the new collection\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/justworldbooks.com\/gaza-writes-back\/\"><em>Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>22 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/604362?utm_source=MECA+Master+List&amp;utm_campaign=e991358c1c-Feb+22+events&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_e4bb5a2d06-e991358c1c-297983453\">presentation<\/a> of his book in Berkeley.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Judith Butler<\/strong>\u00a0(UC Berkeley),<strong>\u00a0Rashid Khalidi\u00a0<\/strong>(Columbia University) and over 150 other scholars wrote an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2014\/03\/scholars-censorship-intimidation.html\">open letter<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>5 March 2014<\/strong>, condemning the censorship and intimidation of Israel critics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Norman Finkelstein\u00a0<\/strong>(author, researcher), will be speaking in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csworldaffairs.org\/content\/programs_events.html\">Colorado Springs<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>22 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0on the topic\u00a0<em>Resolving the Israel-Palestine Conflict: What\u2019s Possible, What\u2019s Not<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Josh Ruebner<\/strong>\u00a0(US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation) will be touring Pennsylvania to promote his book\u00a0<em>Shattered Hopes: Obama\u2019s failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace <\/em>from\u00a0<strong>27 March to 1 April 2014<\/strong>. A full calendar of events is available via the author\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shattered-hopes.com\/\">website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>GLOBAL<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/onevoicemovement.org\/\"><strong>One Voice Movement<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0announced the launch of its new digital grassroots platform on\u00a0<strong>19<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>March<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>2014<\/strong>. The newly redesigned websites include versions in,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.onevoice.ps\/\">Arabic<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.onevoicemovement.org\/\">English<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onevoice.org.il\/\">Hebrew<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/returnunifiesus.com\/\"><strong>Return Unifies Us<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0held a global day of action on\u00a0<strong>22 March 2014<\/strong> support of the implementation of the right of all Palestine refugees to return.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stopmekorot.org\/take-action\"><strong>The Stop Mekorot campaign<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is organizing an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdsmovement.net\/2014\/international-week-against-mekorot-11782\">International Week<\/a>\u00a0of actions between\u00a0<strong>22 March (World Water Day) and 30 March 2014 (Palestinian Land Day)<\/strong>. Mekorot is Israel\u2019s National Water Company; see the December 2013 Who Profits\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoprofits.org\/content\/mekorot%E2%80%99s-involvement-israeli-occupation\">flash report<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>UNITED NATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/unispal.un.org\/unispal.nsf\/solidarity.htm\"><strong>The International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IYSPP\">Twitter account<\/a>\u00a0and an official hashtag\u00a0<strong>#2014forPalestine<\/strong>. Share the word and let us know about your International Year plans at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:2014forPalestine@un.org\">2014forPalestine@un.org<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.escwa.un.org\/\"><strong>The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(ESCWA) published on\u00a0<strong>18 March 2014<\/strong>\u00a0a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.escwa.un.org\/divisions\/docs\/PalestineESCWAInfographEn.pdf\">infographic<\/a>\u00a0entitled\u00a0<em>The Israeli Occupation of Palestine, Security Council Resolutions and Fourth Geneva Convention<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedhumanrights.org\/\"><strong>The UN Human Rights Council<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0held on\u00a0<strong>24 March 2014<\/strong>\u00a0an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/NewsEvents\/Pages\/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14431&amp;LangID=E\">interactive dialogue<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Richard Falk<\/strong>, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. During the dialogue Mr. Falk introduced his final report to the Human Rights Council. On the same day, Human Rights Commissioner<strong>\u00a0Navi Pillay<\/strong> told the Council that \u201cIsraeli settlement-related activities and settler violence are at the core of many of the violations of human rights in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem,\u201d she also expressed concern at a recent surge in violence in and around the Gaza Strip by both local groups and Israeli forces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/unispal.un.org\/databases\/dprtest\/ngoweb.nsf\/fd4d9c895f860397852578690071506e\/94a86a7c59140acb85257c8a00522542?OpenDocument\"><strong>The UN International Meeting on the Question of Palestine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<em>Engaging for peace \u2013 the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People\u00a0<\/em>opened in Quito on\u00a0<strong>25 March 2014<\/strong>\u00a0under the auspices of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/unispal.un.org\/unispal.nsf\/com.htm\">Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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. 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