Annual Report - Palestinian Center for Human Rights

with the unit head on restrictions imposed by IOF on movement and their impacts on
women.
In the context of cooperation between PCHR and Amnesty International, Donatella
Rovera, from Amnesty International, met with the unit staff members on 27 April
2005. The meeting discussed a number of issues, including Amnesty International’s
report and Sharia’ courts, before a meeting with Sheikh Tayseer al-Tamimi, Chief
Judge of the Sharia’ Courts.
Kvinna Till Kvinna, Sweden
The unit has a partnership relation with the Swedish NGO Kvinna Till Kvinna, which
assists women in times of conflicts. The unit cooperated with the Swedish
organization in a joint project in 2002 and 2004. In 2005, the unit cooperated with
Kvinna Till Kvinna in a joint project to raise the legal awareness of women on the
issue of violence against women (see above).
On 16 and 17 March 2005, Agnitha Hegel, a representative from Kvinna Till Kvinna
in Jerusalem, visited PCHR. The unit arranged a visit for her to the Sharia’ Court.
She met with Sheikh Maher Khudair, Head of the Sharia’ Appeal Court. The unit
also arranged a meeting for her with Sheikh Tayseer al-Tamimi, Chief Judge of
Sharia’ Courts in Jerusalem. The unit sought to brief delegates of the organization
who visited the Gaza Strip on Israeli violations of human rights and organized field
tours for them. On 16 June 2005, the unit, in coordination with the Field Work Unit,
arranged a field tour for the organization’s delegates in Rafah, where they saw the
demolished houses in the area.
Regional Activities
• On 4 and 5 March 2005, the unit head participated in a conference on rights and
gender organised by Palestinian NGOs, which was held in Amman, in cooperation
with the International Institute for Women’s Solidarity in Jordan.
• On 28 and 29 June 2005, unit lawyer Hanan Matar participated in a consultative
meeting in Cairo on the subject of violence against children, following an
invitation from the Arab Council for Children and Development to attend
5) Participation in Elections Monitoring
The unit staff members participated in the campaign organized by PCHR, in
cooperation with a number of civil society organizations, to monitor the Palestinian
presidential election, which were held on 9 January 2005.
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