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This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations affiliated with the 麻豆APP 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
31 March 2017

Middle East?

• On 1 April, reports that an Israeli and East Jerusalem coalition will lead a Peace March in Jerusalem under the theme “After 50 Years, High Time to End the Occupation”.

• On 31 March, issued two press releases in relation to planned settlement construction and policies.

• On 30 March, called for action to defend the rights of Palestinian detainees and prisoners (Take Action: Palestinian Prisoners’ Month 2017). On 26 March, the organization stated that 12 members of the (PLC) were currently held in Israeli prisons.

• In March, Israel released its 2016 report on solitary confinement in Israeli prisons.

• To commemorate Land Day, on 30 March, for Human Rights issued a press release expressing concern about an uptick in Israeli land confiscation policies and called on the international community to ensure respect for Palestinians’ rights in accordance with the UN Charter and international law.

• On 28 March, -Resource Centre for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights reaffirmed its support for the PA Directive on Legal Aid for Palestinian Communities Facing Forcible Transfer. In a statement issued the same day, the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council () further called on the UN and other international organizations to abide by the directive.

• On 28 March, reported an instance of harassment against two Palestinian minors (12 and 13) and their families by IDF soldiers apparently seeking to investigate a shooting incident near the West Bank village of Azzun.

• On 23 March, (TYO) announced the start of a new cycle of its International Internship Programme. For ten weeks, four recent graduates from the US and Ireland will be conducting activities with children, youth and adults in refugee camps in the Nablus area.

• On 19 March, the started the 2017-2018 cycle of its Higher Diploma for Community Mental Health to which 15 students have been admitted.

Europe

• On 29 March, several organizations including the issued a paper reporting links between five French banks and insurance companies and illegal Israeli settlements.

• A legal opinion by a prominent human rights lawyer requested by the UK-based found major faults with the UK Government’s new antisemitism definition, the group said, as it impedes legitimate criticism of Israel.

North America

• On 4 April, the Centre for Palestine Studies at Columbia is inviting to a film screening followed by a discussion with .

• On 3 April, the Centre for Palestine Studies at will host a talk by Nikolas Kosmatopoulos, Assistant Professor at the American University of Beirut, entitled “Seeing like the Sea – The Politics of Solidarity and Pleasure aboard the Ships to Gaza”.

• ?From 31 March to 2 April, will hold its 2017 National Member Meeting in Chicago.

• On 28 March, the launched an action alert calling on citizens to contact Members of Congress asking them to oppose a new bill (Israel Anti-Boycott Act) which reportedly seeks to impose fines on corporations refusing to do business with illegal Israeli settlements.

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