Annual Report - Palestinian Center for Human Rights

6. A meeting with the Legal Advisor of the Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs, 'Omar
Abu Zaida, and Director of the Office of the Minister of Prisoners' Affairs, Ma'ath
al-Hanafi, to discuss issues related to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
7. A meeting with the Head of the Criminal Court – Second Bureau, Fahmi al-
Najjar, following an attack on him during a court session.
8. A meeting with the ICRC Media Officer, Eyad Nasser, to discuss the family
visitation program for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Means of Verification
o PCHR lawyers have strong professional relations with various organizations and
professional people.
o Director of the unit, Eyad Alami, was selected as Deputy Head of the Human
Rights Committee at the Palestine Bar Association.
o Positive feedback from meetings.
o The unit issued a press release condemning the attack on the Head of the Criminal
Court – Second Bureau, Fahmi al-Najjar.
6.4) Participation in Conferences and Workshops
In 2005, the unit's staff members participated in a number of conferences and
workshops:
1. A workshop organized by the Ministry of Justice regarding the draft law on land
planned for evacuation by IOF.
2. A workshop organized by the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizen's
Rights on the draft law on land.
3. A workshop organized by the Palestinian Legislative Council on the draft law on
land.
4. A conference in Brussels on the globalization of justice and international law and
the protection of fundamental rights.
5. A conference organized by Defense for Children International – Palestine Section
– on Palestinian children being held in prisons.
6. A workshop organized by the ICRC on international humanitarian law.
7. A training course organized by Lawyers without Borders on racial discrimination.
Means of Verification
o The unit's staff members gained more professional expertise.
o The unit submitted an intervention on criminal justice in the PNA controlled areas
at the conference on the globalization of justice, which was held in Brussels.
o The unit established strong relations with other legal organizations.
6.5) Supervising the Conference for the Establishment of a Union of
Palestinian Workers inside Israel
On 28 May 2005, the unit supervised the conference for the establishment of the
Union of Palestinian Workers inside Israel. The union's bylaw and other issues were
discussed in the conference. The conference was attended by 48 workers and 9 of
these were selected to be members of the board of directors.
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