NYC, April 13: Human Rights in Palestine: Challenges for Enforcement and Opportunities for Accountability

Wednesday, April 13
1:00 pm
Church Center for the United Nations
777 UN Plaza – 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10017

Please join the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Center for Constitutional Rights for a meeting with leading Palestinian human rights defenders Raji Sourani and Shawan Jabarin. In this rare visit to the United States, Raji and Shawan will provide timely perspectives from the ground in Gaza and the dynamic situation in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. They will also discuss ongoing efforts to protect basic human rights and struggles for accountability for widespread violations, including before the International Criminal Court. They are taking this opportunity to meet with a number of Member-States and UN officials, as well as journalists and civil society in both New York and Washington DC.

Raji Sourani, Founder and Director, Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Gaza
Shawan Jabarin, Director, al-Haq, Ramallah
Moderated by Katherine Gallagher, CCR Senior Staff Attorney

Register for this event: http://ccrjustice.org/civicrm/event/register?id=404&reset=1