Annual Report - Palestinian Center for Human Rights

o Approving Elections Law No. 9 of 2005 on 13 August 2005, which conformed
with many of PCHR's demands, including proportional representation and the
allocation of a quota for women.
o Approving Law No. 10 of 2005 for Elections of Local Bodies Councils, which
conformed with many of PCHR's demands, including proportional representation
and the allocation of a quota for women.
5) Encouraging the Holding of Free and Fair Elections
Verifiable Indicator
Report on activities.
A large portion of the unit's activities in 2005 was devoted to elections. The unit
monitored the presidential election, which was held in January 2005, in cooperation
with dozens of NGOs. The unit also monitored the various stages of local council
elections in the Gaza Strip, which were held in 2005. By the end of the year, the unit
had almost completed preparations to monitor the legislative council elections, which
were to be held on 25 January 2006, in a monitoring campaign led by PCHR and
including dozens of other NGOs.
5.1) Monitoring of the Presidential Election
PCHR, through the Democratic Development Unit, led a campaign to monitor the
presidential election, which was held on 9 January 2005, in cooperation with a
number of NGOs, including al-Dameer - Prisoners' Support and Human Rights
Association and the Women's Affairs Center. Preparations to monitor the presidential
election began before the end of 2004. The Annual Report of 2004 details related
activities until 31 December 2004. Activities conducted by the unit in 2005 included:
• The unit provided observers in cooperation with 26 other NGOs.
• The unit monitored the electoral campaign, which ended on 7 January 2005.
• The unit issued a report on 9 January 2005, outlining conclusions regarding the
monitoring of the electoral campaign.
• The unit monitored the polling and counting of votes on 9 January 2005, through
287 observers.
• The unit intervened with the Central Elections Commission with regard to
violations by speaking out against violations and writing letters outlining violations
to relevant bodies.
• The unit issued a preliminary evaluation on the polling and counting of votes on 10
January 2005.
• The unit held three meetings in order to acknowledge the efforts of the observers
and to award them with certificates.
• The unit issued a final report evaluating the polling and counting of votes on 7
February 2005.
• The unit cooperated and met with international observers.
Means of Verification
o PCHR played a major role as an election monitoring group. It formed a
monitoring body in cooperation with 26 other NGOs throughout the Gaza Strip,
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