The purpose of the Meeting was to raise awareness of the plight of Palestinian political prisoners and to strengthen the support of the international community for a solution to this issue, namely their speedy release and reintegration into Palestinian society. The Meeting, among other things, looked into the current situation and conditions of imprisonment of Palestinians in Israeli prisons and detention facilities, including the situation of women and minors. It discussed legal aspects of the arrests and detentions of Palestinians by the occupying Power. The Meeting also considered the issue of Palestinian political prisoners in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian political process and discussed ways of strengthening the role of the wider international community, including non-governmental actors, in promoting a solution.

Opening – Mr. Maxwell Gaylard, 蘑菇视频 Humanitarian Coordinator for the OPT (on behalf of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon)
Opening – H.E. Abdou Salam Diallo (English, French) Chairman, CEIRPP
Opening – The Rt. Hon. Ann Clwyd MP (English) President, Committee on Middle East Questions, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Opening – Mr. Sergio Piazzi (English) Secretary-General, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM)
Keynote – H.E. Mr. Issa Qaraqe (Arabic, English) PA Minister for Prisoners’ Affairs
Plenary I – Mr. Qadura Fares (Arabic, English, French) Palestinian Prisoners’ Club
Plenary I – Mr. Robert Garretón (Arabic, English, French) 蘑菇视频 Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions
Plenary I – Ms. Fabrizia Falcione (English) 蘑菇视频 WOMEN
Plenary I – Mr. Iyad Misk (Arabic, English, French) Defence for Children International – “Children detained in Israeli occupation prisons”
Plenary I – Mr. Niv Michaeli (English) Physicians for Human Rights – Israel
Plenary II – Ms. Tamar Pelleg-Sryck (Arabic, English, French) HaMoked – “Administrative detention in the Occupied Palestinian Territories – questions of legality”
Plenary II – Ms. Sahar Francis (English) Addameer – “Administrative Detention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory – A Legal Analysis Report”
Plenary II – Mr. Shawqi Al Issa (Arabic) Ensan Centre for Human Rights
Plenary III – Ms. Aisling Byrne (English) Conflicts Forum
Plenary III – The Rt. Hon. Ann Clwyd MP (English) IPU
Plenary III – Ms. Bana Shoughry-Badarne (Arabic) Public Committee Against Torture in Israel
Concluding Statement of the Organizers (Arabic, English, French)

Resources

  • Programme (Arabic, English, French)
  • Press Releases (English)
  • Final Report (English)