Annual Report - Palestinian Center for Human Rights

1.4) Three Training Courses for Young Lawyers in Coordination with the
Palestine Bar Association
The unit organizes special training courses for newly graduated lawyers in
coordination with Palestine Bar Association. It was not possible to organize these
training courses in 2005, as lawyers were busy with the elections of the board of the
Bar Association and the unit was involved in PCHR’s campaign to monitor elections.
These courses were postponed until 2006.
1.5) Two Special Training Courses Abroad in Coordination with Arab
Organizations
Although the unit was prepared to organize this course, it was proved impossible due
to the restrictions imposed by IOF on the travel of Palestinians, and particularly the
prohibition on travel for Palestinians aged between 16 and 35.
1.6) Press Releases on the Units’ Activities
In 2005, the unit issued 8 press releases on its activities, and wrote 4 reports for
PCHR’s monthly newsletter, al-Mentar, on its activities. The unit’s activities were
reported in local newspapers and news agencies.
1.7) Training Courses Not Set out in the Unit's 2005 Annual Plan
The unit makes it annual plan flexible in order to allow it to carry out additional
activities, when implementation of planned activities becomes difficult or impossible
due to new circumstances.
A Training Courses in Coordination with Civil Society Organizations
The unit organized 3 courses in coordination with civil society organizations. These
courses were detailed previously in this section. The first course was organized in
Rafah, the second was organized in coordination with the Lebanese–Palestinian
Brotherhood Association in Gaza and the third was organized in coordination with the
Union of University Graduates in Khan Yunis.
B Training Courses for Participants in PCHR's Campaign to Monitor the
Palestinian Elections
As PCHR, through its Democratic Development Unit, started to prepare for
monitoring the Palestinian presidential election, PCHR decided to recruit a number of
individuals who had received training on human rights and democracy at PCHR to
participate in monitoring the election. Consequently, the unit, in cooperation with
Democratic Development Unit, prepared for monitoring the three stages of local
council elections held in 2005, and the legislative elections planned for 25 January
2006 as follows:
• Lists of individuals who had participated in training course organized by the unit
were checked to select the required number of observers to participate in PCHR's
campaign to monitor elections.
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