Annual Report - Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Annual Report - Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Annual Report - Palestinian Center for Human Rights
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Outcome:<br />
• The Austrian Representative Office has made a provisional commitment to<br />
fund the PLC election-monitoring project.<br />
• Three additional EU grants and a new 3-year commitment from NOVIB<br />
were achieved.<br />
Activity: Visits to the USA to make contacts with new donors<br />
• Not yet carried out.<br />
Activity: Hire a new fundraiser on a two-year contract<br />
• Extensive hiring process carried out with telephone interviews to Sierra<br />
Leone, USA, UK and Ramallah.<br />
• Staff traveled to Jerusalem and to the UK to make the final assessment.<br />
Outcome:<br />
• New fundraiser successfully hired on a 2-year contract.<br />
Activity: Follow-up on implementation of evaluation report<br />
• An International Consultative Meeting was organised – please see section<br />
4 <strong>for</strong> activity/outcome assessment.<br />
6. Editing of PCHR’s English-Language publications<br />
Activity: Weekly <strong>Report</strong>s/Press Releases/Specialised <strong>Report</strong>s/Web Page<br />
• All publications successfully edited – some minor negative criticisms<br />
received and alterations made as appropriate.<br />
• For further details about changes to Press Releases/Weekly <strong>Report</strong>s/<br />
Website <strong>for</strong>mat please see section 4.<br />
Outcome:<br />
• PCHR’s reports are read widely and written to a native-speaker level of<br />
English, which significantly aids the process of communication and<br />
education.<br />
7. Developing Cooperation with NGOs/INGOs<br />
Activity: Developing cooperation with <strong>Palestinian</strong> NGOs/Joint International<br />
Advocacy Strategies.<br />
• The Unit has failed to develop any comprehensive advocacy strategies<br />
with other <strong>Palestinian</strong> NGOs. One meeting took place between PCHR, al<br />
Haq and HRW to discuss the possibility of joint advocacy on the death<br />
penalty. It had been hoped to develop a strategy on the Wall.<br />
• However some cooperation has taken place between al Haq and PCHR, al<br />
Dameer (Gaza) and WCLAC on reports, advocacy and interventions (see<br />
section 1). In<strong>for</strong>mation sharing and cooperation remains good.<br />
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