{"id":282486,"date":"2017-01-06T11:24:03","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T16:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=282486"},"modified":"2022-10-26T11:29:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T15:29:11","slug":"ngo-action-news-06-january-2017","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-06-january-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 06 January 2017"},"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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ 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>06 January 2017<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>Global<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amnesty International said in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/news\/press-releases\/conviction-of-israeli-solider-must-pave-the-way-for-justice-for-unlawful-killings\">press release<\/a> in response to the conviction of Elor Azaria, an Israeli soldier who had shot dead a wounded Palestinian involved in a March 2016 Hebron knife attack,\u00a0 that the conviction offered a \u201cglimmer of hope amid the rampant impunity for unlawful killings in the Occupied Palestinian Territories\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>Middle East<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On 2 January 2017, Addameer, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights and the Palestinian Prisoners\u2019 Society estimated the number of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.addameer.org\/news\/joint-report-estimates-6440-palestinians-arrested-2016\">Palestinians arrested<\/a> by Israeli forces in 2016 at 6,440 including 1332 minors and 164 women. According to the organizations, the statistics collected suggest that youth and former prisoners were particularly vulnerable to arrest, especially in Jerusalem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights has reiterated its support for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) on settlements and called on the international community to take <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mezan.org\/en\/post\/21689\/Eight+Years+since+%22Operation+Cast+Lead%22\">prompt steps<\/a> to, <em>inter alia<\/em>, lift the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip and end the Israeli occupation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geneva-accord.org\/\">Geneva Initiative<\/a> welcomed US Secretary of State Kerry\u2019s 28 December 2016 speech on Israel and Palestine, stating that together with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016), the international community had not only accurately identified barriers to peace but also pointed to solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>Europe<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In response to Secretary of State Kerry\u2019s recent speech, the London-based Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) issued a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prc.org.uk\/portal\/index.php\/activities-news\/press-release\/3576-press-release-john-kerry-s-speech-violates-international-law-by-neglecting-the-right-of-return\">press release<\/a> claiming that Secretary Kerry&#8217;s vision &#8220;poses a danger to Palestinian rights, particularly the right of return of refugees&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 24 December, the UK-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/psc-welcomes-security-council-resolution\/\">Palestine Solidarity Campaign<\/a> welcomed Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016), calling for a ban on the importation of settlement products and a stronger set of guidelines to businesses and banks to ensure they have no trading, financial or investment links with Israeli settlements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****<\/p>\n<p>Contact us: <a href=\"mailto:palestinianrights@un.org\">palestinianrights@un.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵISPAL <a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/DPA\/DPR\/unispal.nsf\/udc.htm\">Website<\/a><br \/>\nLike Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵISPAL on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.palestinianrights\/\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵISPAL on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵISPAL\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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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