{"id":283129,"date":"2014-08-28T12:27:31","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T16:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=283129"},"modified":"2022-11-18T15:24:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:24:11","slug":"ngo-action-news-28-august-2014","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-28-august-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 28 August 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;\"><strong>NGO Action News<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>28 August 2014<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>ASIA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vpm.org.my\/events\/events\/110-kl-palestine-film-festival-2014\">The Kuala Lumpur Palestine Festival<\/a>\u00a0will take place\u00a06-7 September 2014. Laila El-Haddad, journalist and co-author of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazakitchen.com\/\">The Gaza Kitchen<\/a>, will be a guest speaker.<\/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=\"\">ABF Stockholm<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinagrupperna.se\/taxonomy\/term\/92\">Palestinagruppen i Stockholm<\/a>\u00a0are organizing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/609151959205559\/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular\">panel discussion<\/a>\u00a0entitled\u00a0Palestine \u2013 what happens now?\u00a0on\u00a08 September 2014\u00a0in Stockholm.\u00a0Yasser Abu Jamei\u00a0from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcmhp.net\/en\">Gaza Community Mental Health Programme<\/a> (GCMHP) will participate in the discussion along with other guest speakers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.association-belgo-palestinienne.be\/\">Association belgo-palestinienne<\/a>\u00a0(ABP) organized a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/274758886041714\/\">national rally<\/a> in Brussels on\u00a017 August 2014\u00a0in solidarity with Palestine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amnesty.org.uk\/\">Amnesty International UK<\/a>\u00a0(AIUK) and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.caabu.org\/\">CAABU<\/a>\u00a0are hosting the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.caabu.org\/events\/caabu\/gaza-origins-current-crisis-and-where-next-caabu-and-amnesty-international-book-launch-\">briefing<\/a>\u00a0Gaza: The Origins of the Current Crisis and where next?\u00a0with\u00a0Jean Pierre-Filiu, author of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hurstpublishers.com\/book\/gaza\/\">Gaza: A History<\/a>on 2 September 2014 in London.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artistes-contre-le-mur.org\/\">Artistes contre le Mur<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.association-belgo-palestinienne.be\/\">Association belgo-palestinienne<\/a>\u00a0(ABP),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cncd.be\/\">CNCD 11.11.11<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boell.de\/en\">Fondation Heinrich B\u00f6ll<\/a>\u00a0as well as other groups are supporting a week of movie screenings, debates, meetings, photo exhibits and concerts on\u00a013-17 September 2014\u00a0in Brussels. The event is organized by\u00a0Plateforme Watermael-Boitsfort Palestine\u00a0under the title\u00a0Israel Palestine beyond prejudices. The programme is available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artistes-contre-le-mur.org\/plateforme_wb_palestine_201409\/Programme_Au_dela_des_prejuges_201409.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CafePalestineBrussels\">Caf\u00e9 Palestine<\/a>\u00a0will dedicate its next event on\u00a04 September 2014\u00a0to discuss the recent attack on the Gaza Strip, and assess the actions of the Belgian Solidarity movement during the Israeli offensive. For more information please contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cafepalestinebe@gmail.com\">cafepalestinebe@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.paixjuste.lu\/\">The Comit\u00e9 pour une Paix Juste au Proche-Orient<\/a>\u00a0(CPJPO) will resume its meetings in Luxembourg on\u00a023 September 2014. For more information contact:<a href=\"mailto:paixjuste.lu@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paixjuste.lu@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.euromid.org\/\">The<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.euromid.org\/\">Euro-Mid Observer For Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0[link doesn\u2019t work]\u00a0issued on\u00a026 August 2014\u00a0an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/euromid.org\/en\/article\/605\/Israeli-Assault-on-Gaza-by-Numbers-in-50-Days\">infographic<\/a> based on research by the organization entitled\u00a0Israeli Assault on Gaza by Numbers in 50 Days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\">The Last Summer Dance Festival<\/a>\u00a0is taking place in Luxembourg on\u00a030 August 2014. It will feature a media workshop media with director, multimedia journalist and member of<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.paixjuste.lu\/\">Comit\u00e9 pour une Paix Juste au Proche-Orient<\/a> (CPJPO)\u00a0Charlotte Bruneau.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/\">Medical Aid for Palestinians<\/a>\u00a0(MAP) released on\u00a021 August 2014\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/news\/archive\/post\/137-map-release-report-from-medical-mission-to-gaza\">report<\/a> from its last medical mission to the Gaza Strip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/\">Palestine Solidarity Campaign<\/a>\u00a0along with other groups\u00a0is organizing a mass lobbying effort of the UK Parliament on behalf of the Gaza Strip on\u00a09 September 2014\u00a0in London. Click<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/events\/emergency-lobby-parliament-gaza\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=PSC+Update%3A+have+you+signed+up+yet%3F&amp;utm_source=YMLP&amp;utm_term=More+about+the+day%3E\">here<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UrgenceGaza\">Plateforme\/Platform Urgence GAZA<\/a>\u00a0is organizing a gathering on\u00a05 September 2014\u00a0against the Gaza blockade. For more information visit the Platform\u2019s Facebook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UrgenceGaza\">page<\/a>.<\/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:\/\/orgs.tigweb.org\/baladna-association-for-arab-youth\">The Association for Arab Youth-Baladna<\/a>\u00a0issued on\u00a011 August 2014\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/236478210\/Palestinian-Youth-Voices-Suppressed-during-Gaza-War\">report<\/a> Palestinian Youth Voices Suppressed during Gaza War.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btselem.org\/\">B\u2019Tselem<\/a>\u00a0updated on\u00a011 August 2014\u00a0its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.btselem.org\/gaza_strip\/201407_families\">webpage<\/a> Families Bombed at Home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onevoicemovement.org\/programs\/onevoice-palestine.php\">OneVoice Palestine<\/a>\u00a0(OVP)\u00a0launched on\u00a017 August 2014\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.onevoicemovement.org\/programs\/view\/unity-campaign\">Unity Campaign<\/a> calling for an immediate end to violence and asking Palestinians to rally around their leadership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/\">The Palestinian Center for Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0(PCHR) updated its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=10491:statistics-victims-of-the-israeli-offensive-on-gaza-since-08-july-2014&amp;catid=145:in-focus\">statistics<\/a> on \u201cOperation Protective Edge\u201d on\u00a027 August 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council\u00a0(PHROC) sent on\u00a013 August 2014\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.infopal.it\/phroc-open-letter-to-un-secretary-general-on-hostilities-in-the-gaza-strip\/\">letter<\/a>\u00a0to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon concerning the hostilities in the Gaza Strip.<\/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.ampalestine.org\/\">American Muslims for Palestine<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.codepink4peace.org\/\">Code Pink: Women for Peace<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsaction.org\/\">Roots Action<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.endtheoccupation.org\/\">US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation<\/a>\u00a0launched on\u00a026 August 2014\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.holdisraelaccountable.org\/\">petition<\/a>\u00a0toPresident Obama\u00a0demanding accountability for Israeli leaders as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/\">justice<\/a> for the Palestinian people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\">The Center for Constitutional\u00a0Rights<\/a>\u00a0(CCR), the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NLGNational\">National Lawyers Guild<\/a>\u00a0(NLG) [they don\u2019t have actual websites?] as well as other legal groups sent on\u00a022 August 2014\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Letter%20to%20ICC%20Prosecutor%20Gaza%20FINAL.pdf\">letter<\/a> to International Criminal Court\u00a0Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, urging her to use the Court\u2019s power under Article 15 of the Rome Statute to initiate an investigation into war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity committed by the Israeli Government in the Gaza Strip under \u201cOperation Protective Edge\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecaforpeace.org\/\">Middle East Children\u2019s Alliance<\/a>\u00a0(MECA) organized a benefit dinner in Santa Clara (CA) with Dr. Norman Finkelstein, author and scholar, on\u00a025 August 2014 [at which the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was discussed?]. MECA will also host in Berkeley (CA) on\u00a06 November 2014\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecaforpeace.org\/events\/berkeley-ca-book-release-celebration-journalist-nora-barrows-friedman?utm_source=MECA+Master+List&amp;utm_campaign=6b11456f2b-Aug-25-events&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_e4bb5a2d06-6b11456f2b-297983453\">release<\/a> of award-winning reporter\u00a0Nora Barrows-Friedman\u2019s new book documenting the emergence and success of the Students for Justice in Palestine movement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sabeelcolorado.org\/\">SABEEL-Voice of the Palestinian Christians<\/a>\u00a0is organizing an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sabeelcolorado.org\/?q=node\/75\">event<\/a> with\u00a0Richard Forer, author of\u00a0Breakthrough: Transforming Fear into Compassion-A New Perspective on the Israel-Palestine Conflict\u00a0on\u00a014 September 2014\u00a0in\u00a0Denver\u00a0(CO).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.endtheoccupation.org\/\">The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation<\/a>\u00a0is organizing its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.endtheoccupation.org\/section.php?id=477\">Annual National Organizers Conference<\/a>\u00a0in San Diego (CA) entitled\u00a0The Mainstreaming of BDS and Continuing Struggle for Palestinian Rights\u00a0on\u00a019-21 September 2014. Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.endtheoccupation.org\/article.php?id=4100\">here<\/a> to see the programme and list of speakers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/\">The Voice of Palestine<\/a>\u00a0published an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4500\">interview<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a014 August 2014\u00a0with human rights activist\u00a0Kevin Neish\u00a0about the next Freedom Flotilla to Gaza planned for later this year.<\/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:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/\">Amnesty International<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/\">Human Rights Watch<\/a>\u00a0issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2014\/08\/20\/israelegypt-provide-rights-groups-access-gaza\">statement<\/a> on\u00a020 August 2014\u00a0calling on Israel to allow immediate access to Gaza for their staff and other international human rights organizations so they can investigate allegations of serious violations of international humanitarian law by all parties to the conflict.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awid.org\/\">The Association for Women\u2019s Rights in Development<\/a>\u00a0(AWID) published on\u00a021 August 2014\u00a0an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/yfa.awid.org\/2014\/08\/interview-abir-copty-palestine-feminism-bds-movement\/\">audio interview<\/a> with\u00a0Abir Copty\u00a0(Free University of Berlin, former city council member in Nazareth) on Palestine, feminism and the BDS movement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.russelltribunalonpalestine.com\/en\/\">The Russell Tribunal on Palestine<\/a>\u00a0(RToP) will organize on\u00a024-25 September 2014\u00a0in Brussels an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.russelltribunalonpalestine.com\/en\/3960\/israels-crimes-in-gaza-during-operation-protective-edge-extraordinary-session-of-the-russell-tribunal\">Extraordinary session<\/a> on Israel\u2019s crimes in the Gaza Strip during \u201cOperation Protective Edge\u201d. Like previous sessions the jury will be composed of high-profile legal specialists and human rights activists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/\">The World Council of Churches<\/a>\u00a0(WCC) issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/en\/resources\/documents\/general-secretary\/statements\/concern-over-violence-in-gaza\">statement<\/a>\u00a0on Gaza on\u00a011 July 2014\u00a0and another\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/en\/resources\/documents\/general-secretary\/statements\/gaza\">one<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a022 July.<\/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>The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People\u00a0will host a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1m2UQa2qbTyDiCjmMDHl9mIYmZdLmVSuOT8U41DkIVY0\/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1&amp;usp=mail_form_link\">briefing<\/a> on Gaza and the current political situation in Palestine with PLO Executive Committee member\u00a0Hanan Ashrawi\u00a0on\u00a02 September 2014\u00a0at the United Nations Headquarters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People\u00a0has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IYSPP\">Twitter account<\/a>\u00a0and official hashtag\u00a0#2014forPalestine. 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.ochaopt.org\/\">OCHA OPT<\/a>\u00a0issued its most recent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/documents\/humanitarian_Snapshot_25_august_2014_oPt_V4.pdf\">Gaza Emergency Humanitarian Snapshot<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a025 August 2014\u00a0as well as a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/documents\/ocha_opt_sitrep_26_08_2014.pdf\">situation report<\/a> on\u00a026 August.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Working Group of\u00a0the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People\u00a0hosted on\u00a026 August 2014\u00a0a briefing on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.russelltribunalonpalestine.com\/en\/3960\/israels-crimes-in-gaza-during-operation-protective-edge-extraordinary-session-of-the-russell-tribunal\">extraordinary session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0Pierre Galand, former Belgian Senator and President of the European Coordination Committee for Palestine (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eccpalestine.org\/\">ECCP<\/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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