Afro-Asian Peoples'Solidarity Organization

International Court of Justice (ICJ)
The International Court of Justice issued a historical decision regarding the illegal construction of the Separation Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territories which calls for its demolish and compensate the Palestinians. The ICJ calls upon the world to confront this wall by stopping any kind of assistance to Israel in constructing this wall.
After the decision, the EU immediately issued a statement asking Israel to obligate the decision of demolishing the wall from the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem, while Israel stated the neglectace of such a decision.
In the opinion of the American Administration, the wall will accomplish security for Israel. The administration considered the ICJ is not authorised to deal with this issue, and the only solution is implementing the "Road Map".
In addition to what Collin Powell said about the refusal of American administration for reviewing the issue at the ICJ, it will also disagree any decision to be issued from the General Assembly or Security Council, calling about Israel to obligate the ICJ decision.
The decision reveals the shameful crimes committed by Israel against the Palestinians and clarifies the Israel violations to the International legitimacy and justice, and humanitarian as being an outlaw entity.
The position of the American administration discover its dishonour and shameful attitude against Arabs and Palestinians, and proved their support to Israel to break any international legitimacy. The American administration becomes the defender to Israel hostility to Arab and Palestinians nations not to peace process in the Middle East.
The delivering of this decision by the ICJ reinforced that the World is still sticking to right and justice and ensured the loyalty of judges while are not exploited by the American hegemonism. Even the American judge declared the illegality of the Wall.
The EU which has taken a positive action towards this issue considered this fair decision agreed their opinion of destroying the Wall is a must because of its bad effects on the humanity and economic status of the Palestinians.
It should be emphasised that an immediate and formal move should start by Arab countries, NAM countries and Arab League to support any decision to be taken by the United Nations, Security Council and international and legal organisations.
As well as AAPSO calls upon Arab, national and regional NGOs and international, regional and local NGOs to mobilise to compel Israel to stop the construction of the wall.
Glory to the International Justice
Demolish to the Racist Wall

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Appeal to Africa

To His Excellency Ambassador of:
Your Excellency,
The Permanent Secretariat of the Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organisation -AAPSO- presents its compliments to Your Excellency and has the honour to submit the following. Pursuant to its desire to promote and maintain sustained relationship with peoples in Africa in particular and in developing countries in general, AAPSO attaches greater importance to contacts with organisations and civil society of these countries in the present circumstances related to dramatic changes occurring in the world today. In this context, AAPSO would be very grateful if You kindly could provide it with the names, addresses ( mail, fax, e-mail) and other particulars of the national or/and international organisations of the civil society in Your country.
The Permanent Secretariat warmly expresses its thanks to Your Excellency for Your valuable cooperation and avails itself of this opportunity to renew its highest consideration.
Enclosed herewith the pamphlet which gives the background of AAPSO and its activities.
Nouri Abdel Razzak Hussein
Secretary General

Contact person:
M. Julien Randriamasivelo
Head of Africa Section, AAPSO Permanent Secretariat

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Reply from Kenya

The Permanent Secretariatof Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organization
Cairo
The Embassy of the Republic of Kenya presents its compliments to the Permanent Secretariat of the Afro-Asian Peoples’ Solidarity Organization and has the honour to acknowledge receipt of a letter dated 23rd June 2004 together with the attached pamphlet for further action.
The Embassy of the Republic of Kenya avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Permanent Secretariat of the Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity Organization the assurances of its highest consideration.

Cairo, 29th June, 2004

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El Sudan
To His Excellency Mr. Ambassador of Sudan in Cairo,

Your Excellency,
The Permanent Secretariat of the Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organisation -AAPSO- presents its compliment to Your Excellency and requests kindly to provide it with detailed informations pertaining to the situation in Sudan.
The Permanent Secretariat would be very grateful if you could send these informations by fax:3637361 or by e-mail: aapso@tedata.net.eg
The Permanent Secretariat expresses its thanks to Your Excellency for Your kind cooperation and avails itself of this opportunity to renew its highest consideration.
Nouri Abdel Razzak Hussein
Secretary General

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Congratulation

H.E. Mr. Kim Jong Il
General Secretary of the Worker's Party of Korea,
Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the D.P.R.K.
Your Excellency ,
We are happy to learn that you have completed forty years of service in the Central committee of the Workers Party .
We congratulate you on this occasion and wish you all success.
Regards
Nouri Abdel Razzak Hussain
Secretary-General

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AAPSO Issued this Statement:
AAPSO On 50th Anniversary of Panch Sila

`28th June 2004 marks the 50th Anniversary of "Panch Sila" - the agreement on five principles signed between H.E. Chou En Lai, the Prime Minister of People's Republic of China and H.E. Javaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India.
This was a historic event which enunciated a new vision for inter-state relations among countries based on respect of Human Rights, Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity, Recognition of Equality, Abstention from interference in internal affairs and to respect each nation to defend singly or collectively.
In fifty years World has seen many changes, yet this vision is still relevant specially at a juncture of turbulent World; to ensure peace, harmony, solidarity and cooperation above all human dignity.
The Panch Sila or the Five Principles became the basis for the convening of the Bandung Conference in 1955 which enlarged into "Dasa Sila or the Ten Principles".
Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity Organization regard this event as a great step and in commemorating "the Panch Sila Spirit" appeals to all nations to uphold this vision as a viable alternative for a great future for the community of nations.
Nouri Abdel Razzak Hussain
Secretary-General
Mourad Ghaleb
President

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Answer to congratulation
Com. Nouri Abdel Razzak Hussein
Thanks for the message congratulation on election victory in India. We have received your invitation to visit HQ of AAPSO. We have accepted your invitation and are planning to visit Cairo with a delegation from AIPSO to discuss issues of mutual concerns and interests in the light of changes that have taken place in India.
We also want to express our interest to hold two big events in India in co-organising with different international organisation including AAPSO. First event : "International Solidarity Conference with Palestine" in the month of September,2004 and second event exclusively with AAPSO on the "50th anniversary of the Bandung Conference" in the month of April, 2005.
At present we are planning in details of these two events.
We will be in position to inform you about our visit in next week.
With greetings,
Pallab Sengupta
General Secretary
AIPSO

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Invitation to (AIPSO)
to visit AAPSO

Dear Comrade,
In complying with your meeting of Bahig Nassar in Athens during the WPC Assembly, AAPSO Permanent Secretariat extends an invitation for a delegation of AIPSO to visit Cairo. This will facilitate discussions with our two organizations to explore further cooperation in our future activities including the action plan for the 50th Anniversary of Bandung Conference.
Awaiting your reply,
Best Regards,
Nouri Abdel Razzak Hussein
Secretary-General

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Dear comrade Pallab,
Thank you for the e-mail confirming AIPSO delegation's visit to Cairo. we are very happy to meet the delegation and discuss common activities including the two events you have proposed to be organized in India. We welcome your proposals.
We suggest that any dates between 1st and 15th of July 2004 as appropriate for your visit.
Kindly inform us the exact dates and other details of arrival at the earliest possible.
Awaiting your reply
Regards
Nouri Abdel Razzak Hussain
Secretary-General
14/6/2004

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Return of slander and lies campaign
A message appeared on the Internet on 30th June 2004 in the name of a party that calls itself “New Free Iraq” and sends messages of thanks on behalf of the Iraqi people to those who acted in favour of its freedom and in gratitude and appreciation as well as reinforcing the meaning of solidarity among peoples.
Mr. George W. Bush, President of the USA
Mr. Tony Blair, Prime Minister of Britain
On the occasion of the passing of authority by the Alliance forces to the Iraqi government and their brave initiative to liberate the Iraqi people and support them in deposing the cruel dictator and enjoying the fruits of the world’s civilization of which they were deprived, above all democracy, freedom, minority rights and civil society institutions, this resolution to stand with the Iraqi people was a historic moment.
This was signed by one hundred and fifty persons and top of the list was the name of Nouri Abdel Razzak Hussein, political thinker and AAPSO Secretary General in Cairo.
In fact, I have no idea of this message and have not participated in signing it. The only truth in it is my name and my position as AAPSO Secretary General which was established and acts against all forms of colonialism, occupation and invasion.
I declare and emphasize that I am not involved in this message. Its content and its machinations with ulterior motives are aimed at poisoning and slandering my reputation because my crime as deemed by others was that I was strongly against Saddam’s dictatorial regime that oppressed the Iraqi people. In fact, it opened the door widely to American intervention and invasion forces. Moreover, it seems that Saddamís trial aroused sympathy of men in the former regime who benefited from it and who continue their efforts of slander and distortion , such methods used by the Mossad and CIA.
Nouri Abdel Razzak
Militant against colonialism and tryrants
For a better future for free peoples

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Advocates of Dictatorship are Enemies of their People

On 6/7/2004 a cry was launched in the Internet by a certain Adnan Hafez El Remali demanding the execution of Saddam Hussein’s judges. It seems that this man still lives in a dictatorship regime when anyone was executed and killed without trial and court.
Despite this pitiful cry and Saddam Hussein’s judges, what concerns us is that this so called Adnan Remali made false allegations against AAPSO Secretary General Nouri Abdel Razzak, a matter which will be settled by the just judiciary in order to confine this man to his corner and end his continuous distortions. For those who deserve maximum punishment are similar to this Adnan El Remali for the crimes they perpetrate against others in terms of propagating premeditated slander and insult.
This man’s insolence reached the extent of accusing AAPSO, this Organization well known for its history in championing resistance against all forms of colonialism and tyrants as well as American support for Zionism. He dared to accuse the Organization of being a branch of the Mossad. Such a statement can only be made by the Mossad and its clients whose aim is to defame those who are honourable and stand resolutely against it.
We will not stop at exposing such criminals who aim at obliterating history.
This will be decisively settled in court.
AAPSO Permanent Secretariat

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New Delhi - India
All India Peace and Solidarity Organization

The Secretary General AAPSO
Dear friends,
All India Peace and Solidarity Organization would like to organize an International Solidarity Conference on Palestine in the second week of September 2004 in New Delhi, India. We want to organize this event in co-operation with international and regional democratic organizations.
We did not finalize the main theme of the Conference for consultation with your organization. We expect your valuable suggestions on theme, running of the conference, expected outcome etc. and your support for this event.
The draft proposal for the event is enclosed.
With greetings,
Yours in solidarity,
Pallab Sengupta
General Secretary

Draft
“International Solidarity Conference
with the People of Palestine”

Host: AIPSO
Co-Organizers: AAPSO, WPC,WFTU, WFDY.
Proposed date: 9-11th September, 2004.
Place: New Delhi
Number of Participants: Around one hundred fifty including Indians.
Organizations to be invited: National affiliates of the Co-Organizers.
Special invitees: UN, European Union, Arab League.
: Leading personalities from countries that strongly support the Palestinian case.
: Solidarity organization from Israel (if all agrees).
Guests invitees from India: Leading personalities & leaders of the important political parties & organizations.
Working language: English
Participation fee for foreign delegates: 100 Euros
Modalities of the Meeting: Opening & Closing session with Plenary Sessions.
Outcome of the Meeting: Joint declaration supporting Palestinian Case

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Cairo - Arab Republic of Egypt
Egyptian Committee for Solidarity
The Cultural Salon of the Committee held a discussion, on June 7th 2004, on the current developments in the Palestinian case. It also called for a meeting of the Committee Bureau and secretariat on June 30th, 2004 for the preparation of a Mediterranean Solidarity and Cooperation Conference and for the commemoration of the July Revolution.
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Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR)
Secretary- General
The AOHR condemns the trial of Marawan El-Barghouthi

The AOHR has followed with grief the trial of Marawan El-Barghouthi, Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and Secretary of Fatah in the West Bank, and his prison sentence that exceeded 165 years, a flagrant violation of the Third Geneva Convention stipulation pertaining to the rules of treatment of prisoners of war (POWs) that prohibit the trial of POWs as well as a violation of his parliamentary immunity guaranteed under the Oslo agreements.
This development is part of the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation authorities against Palestinian leaderships, in the aim of depriving the Palestinian people of its political and military leaders. These procedures included assassinations, threats of assassination, exclusion, imprisonment and ignoring Palestinian legitimate leaderships to affirm its pretension that there is "no Palestinian partner" to be dealt with in the conflict settlement.
As the AOHR condemns the Israeli procedure taken against El-Baghouthi and all illegal trials and procedures taken by the Israeli occupation, it calls for the respect of 1949 Geneva Convention and releasing El-Barghouthi alongside with all other Palestinian POWs as soon as possible.

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Invitation to a lecture by Dr. Hanifa

Dear Sir
The Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs is pleased to invite you to a lecture to be delivered by Dr. Hanifa Mezoui, Chief of the Non-Governmental Organizations Section at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations. Dr. Mezoui's lecture, entitled “Rights and Responsibilities of NGOs in Consultative Status with ECOSOC”, will take place on Wednesday 9 June at 10:00 am at the Egyptian Diplomatic Club.
We would be glad to see you there.
Abdel Raouf El Reedy, Chairman

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Gathering of Egyptian Human Rights Organizations

Dr. Fakhry Labib
The Gathering of Egyptian Human Rights Organizations has the pleasure to invite you to participate in the reception organized to declare the establishment of the Gathering, on Sunday June 20th 2004 at 07: 00 pm in Omar El-Khayyam Hall in Shepherd Hotel.
Best regards

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Arab Program for Human Rights Activists

The Egyptian Association for defending the Victims of Medical Neglect,
The National Association for Human Rights and Human Development,
The Arab Network for Human rights Informations,
The Egyptian Center for Housing Rights,
Sons of the Nile Association,
The Civil Monitor Association for Human Rights,
Legal Assistance Association for Human Rights,
Al-Fagr Human Rights Center,
Habi Center for Environmental Rights,
Egyptian Child Rights Center,
The Egyptian Initiative Center for Personal Rights,
Hisham Mubarak Law Center.
Dr. Fakhry Labib, Ms. Hamsa Abdel Hamid and Ms. Haguer Shokr participated in the event on behalf of the Permanent Secretariat of AAPSO.

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Egyptian Anti-Torture Committee
A Call for Solidarity International Day
for Solidarity with Victims of Torture
Saturday
June 26th 2004

Program of the day:
01:00 pm: assembly for demonstrating in front of the Supreme Court and presenting a report to the Attorney-General on the issue of torture in Egypt.
03:00 pm: recorded films on torture in Egypt - an exhibition of books and publications.
07:00 pm: inaugurating a photo and caricature exhibition on torture in Egypt.
07:30 pm: a public conference, with the following speakers:
* Mr. Khaled Mohieddin, leader of El-Tagammo party.
* Mr. Mohamed Faiq, Secretary-General of the Arab Organization for Human Rights.
* Mr. Adel Eid, Member of the Parliament.
* Mr. Mahmoud Abaza, Secretary-General of Al-Wafd party.
- A living testimony of a victim of torture: Mother Mabrouka
- The Egyptian Anti-Torture Committee:
* Mr. Amir Salem, Member of the Egyptian Anti-Torture Committee
* Mr. Tarek Khater, Member of the Egyptian Anti-Torture Committee
The Conference is chaired by Mr. Mahmoud Hamed, Coordinator of the Egyptian Anti-Torture Committee.
08:30 pm: poetry recital by the great poet Ahmed Foad Negm
- Concert of Friends of the Sea Band - Concert of Doha Troupe for Folkloric songs and anecdotes.
The concert is presented by Mr. Ahmed Fawzy.
Do not forget the 26th of June of every year, the International Day for Solidarity with the Victims of Torture. Show your solidarity with them.

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The National Council for Human Rights
under the Scientific Analysis

Against the background of Establishing the national institutions of human rights as the most controversial issue posed recently in Egypt, The Arab Program for Human Rights Activists is holding a scientific conference under the title of “Human rights Situation between the Governmental Institutions and NGOs”.
It is taking place in June 26-27, 2004.
The conference is planned to put a scientific and organized frame to the debate is running nowadays about the National Council of Human Rights and the consequences of the relation would be between it and the human rights movement in Egypt.
The conference will run on several subjects, the most important ones are:
a.. The differential concepts and norms between the governmental institutions and NGOs in the light of Declaration of Paris vis-à-vis the Arab countries.
b.. The National Council of Human Rights (NCHR) and the similar governmental ones.
c.. The relation between the NCHR and the NGOs (cooperation and integration or confrontation and engrossment?
d.. The issues of political reform in Egypt, the strategies, roles and missions.
The conference is including a cluster of human rights activists and political scientists such as:
Dr. Ahmed Thabet, Dr. A. Kamal Abul Magd, A. Seif, Amir Salem, Hafez Abu Seada, the counselor Samya Al-Motayam, Dr. Abdel Hesain Shaban, Abdel Ghaffar Shokr, Essam El-deen Hassan, Mohsin Awad, M. Fayyk, Mona Zul Fakkar, Dr. Huda Badran, Dr. Huda El-Sadda, Yussri Mustafa.
Miss Haguer Shokr shared in this meeting representing AAPSO.

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Women in Reform Initiatives

Dr. Fakhry Labib,
Ms. Hamsa Abdel Hamid,
The Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organization,
The Women Development Forum and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung have the pleasure to invite you to participate in a workshop on "Women in Reform Initiatives". The workshop is concerned with the international, regional and national tendencies of reform, in an attempt to deduce the visions, ideas and situations that formed the different reform initiatives in the Arab world and Egypt, and their views of women's situation and the possibility of changing it. The workshop aims as well at studying the international, regional and national socio-economic options based on free market philosophy and neo-liberalism.
The workshop will be held in Flamingo Hotel in Zamalek, in Andalusia Hall, Tenth Floor, on Wednesday June 30th and Thursday July 1st.
We truly believe that your participation will deeply enrich the workshop.
Best regards,
Farida El-Naqqash

Dr. Fakhry Labib and Ms. Hamsa Abdel Hamid participated in the workshop on behalf of the Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organization.

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The Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR)
The AOHR urges the American Administration to release all Iraqi scientists immediately and calls upon the Iraqi transitional government to take all necessary procedures to protect them

The AOHR follows with great concern the continuation of the detention policy practiced by the American troops in Iraq against Iraqi scientists, and recently against the known Iraqi scientist Dr. Amer El-Saady, who was previously in charge of the Iraqi arms dossier. El-Saady submitted himself voluntarily to the Occupation forces and he was detained in a solitary cell in violation of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, without charging him with any crimes. This procedure was considered by American and Western press to be an attempt to cover up the American Administration lies regarding the dossier of Iraqi banned arms.
The AOHR's concern is further aggravated by the information it receives regularly regarding the troubles faced by the scientific and social Academic at Iraq since the Iraqi invasion last year. The members of the Iraqi Academy have been subject to kidnap, assassination and exile. Two famous assassinations were those of the well-known nuclear scientist Dr. Razan Al-Abeidy and the political science professor and human rights activist Dr. Abdel Latif El-Mayyah, in addition to firing 3000 university professors under the pretext of their previous membership in Al-Baath party, as well as the arbitrary detention of some of them.
The AOHR calls upon the American Administration and the Iraqi transitional government to release Dr. Amer El-Saady immediately, as well as all other detained scientists, and to take all necessary procedures to protect Iraqi scientists who constitute part of the Iraqi human capital.

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APPEAL
To the Youth and Students of the World
for the 16th WFYS, Caracas, Venezuela

The youth make up one of the most progressive, radical, and dynamic forces of society. Continuously they are the catalytic forces for social transformation and progress. The future of every country is shaped by the united efforts of its young people, making them one of the main targets of capitalist globalization and the ideological offensive of imperialism. Young people have played effective roles in the fight against these offensives. In each and every country there are resistance movements against imperialism, fighting for new social systems that reject the idea that capitalism is the only option and present the people’s power as the real alternative against the neo-liberal policies. The massive, global mobilizations against the war in Iraq, FTAA and NATO were expressions of the resistance of youth and the people.
With the change in the balance of forces in the world, the imperialist powers have increased their aggression while becoming increasingly unified in their attacks against humanity and our natural resources. In order to preserve and deepen their hegemony, U.S. imperialism and its allies launched a military crusade against whomever stood in their way under the cover of the so-called “War on Terror” and the threat of weapons of mass destruction. This policy has resulted in the occupation of Iraq, continuous aggression against Palestine and the economic blockade and threats against Cuba, Venezuela, DPRK and Syria. It has further caused suffering in Africa in countries such as Western Sahara, Sudan and Zimbabwe by imposing sanctions and internal interference. The real face of aggression, injustice and barbarism has led to the militarization of societies and their economies against people’s well being.
Young people around the world have been seriously victimized by the effects of imperialist and neo-liberal policies of international institutions such as the IMF, WTO, G-8, European Union and World Bank. At the same time the gap between the rich and the poor, the developed and undeveloped countries grows wider. Exploitation, hunger, unemployment, lack of health care, poverty, and misery continue to grow as a result of the imperialist economic, political and military policies, resulting in catastrophic effects for millions of people around the world.
In various forms, and throughout the world, youth have fought exploitation, blockades, embargos, sanctions, racial discrimination, and xenophobia. We struggle for peace, national sovereignty, independence, self-determination, democracy, security, international solidarity and a world free from nuclear weapons. We demand respect for and the defence of human and democratic rights, social justice, women’s rights, sustainable development and the environment. We demand that everyone should have access to employment with dignity, labour rights, education, health care, sport, culture and technology.
The World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS), initiated in 1947, is the biggest event organized by progressive and democratic youth and students around the world. The WFYS is one of the main expressions of anti-imperialist, anti-fascist and anti-colonialist struggles led by youth. After the successful 15th WFYS in Algeria in 2001, held for the first time on the African continent and Arab region, the 16th WFYS will take place in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 5 to 13, 2005.
The 16th WFYS in Venezuela affirms and reinforces the Festival’s character and orientation as an international, anti-imperialist, political-cultural, and broad-based mass event of youth and students. This also provides an opportunity to extend our solidarity to the youth and people of Venezuela, its Bolivarian Revolution and all the people struggling all over the world.
The 16th WFYS should continue to reflect the diversity and richness of all the expressions of the international youth and student movements that are committed to the character and spirit of the Festival, as well as their struggles and demands. The Festival will be a space to exchange ideas and experiences and provide a platform to coordinate our efforts and intensify the struggles in our respective countries.
The 16th WFYS is a great moment to strengthen our efforts on the basis of a common cause and interests in the intensifying struggle against imperialism. We appeal to all youth and students to join in this struggle and work actively to participate in and strengthen the 16th WFYS.
For Peace and Solidarity, We struggle against Imperialism and War!
Let us work for a successful 16th World Festival of Youth and Students in Caracas, Venezuela.
Brasilia, Brazil, June 2004

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UNESCO
The Assistant Director-General
for External Relations and Cooperation

Dr. Mourad Ghaleb, President
Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organization
I have the honour to invite you to the Director-General’s Consultative meeting of National Commissions of the Arab States Region on the Preparation of the Draft Programme and Budget for 2006-2007 (33 C/5), to be held in Sana’a, Yemen, from 28 June to 1 July 2004.
The main purpose of the Regional Consultative meeting is to solicit comments and proposals of National Commissions on key principles, priorities and other issues related to the preparation of the Draft Programme and Budget of 2006-2007 (33 C/5), based on a questionnaire prepared by the Bureau of Strategic Planning (BSP).
I am pleased to inform you that a thematic session on the Euro-Arab Strategy and Dialogue among Civilizations will be held on the occasion of this Consultation.
The official working languages of the Consultation will be English and Arabic.
Yours sincerely,
Ahmed Sayyad

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Least Developed Countries Watch
With The Support Of ECOSOC And The High Representative For Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries And Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS)

On the opening day of the ECOSOC High Level Segment on "Resources Mobilization and enabling environmental for poverty eradication in the context of the implementation of the Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001- 2010", there will be an NGO Panel on:
"Encouraging Civil Society To Work For Poverty Eradication In Least Developed Countries" Monday, June 28.
The aim of the Panel is to explain the issues for NGOs in Least Developed Countries and to motivate civil society to get active in working to eradicate poverty in LDCs. The panel will explain the relevance of the Brussels Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries and the history of civil society involvement. It will then look at how civil society can become involved in future activities.
Members of Permanent Missions, Secretariat Staff, representatives of Intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations and the media are warmly invited to attend.

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Israeli-Palestinian
Dialogue Committee

Brother Marawan, we will break together the chains of occupation!
We strongly condemn the unjust sentences issued by the Central Court of Tel Aviv against our Brother Marawan El-Barghouthi, the loyal Palestinian combatant.
The unfair ruling is illegal and avoided because it was issued by the Court of an occupying State and it represents a blatant violation of international law and of Human Rights conventions.
We have made long steps for long years on the tough road of struggle in order to put an end to abhorrent occupation and to reach just peace, through establishing an independent Palestinian State with Jerusalem as its capital.
Marawan has raised his voice from his cell and in the court, declaring to the whole world that he is against occupation and for peace and that the sole solution is that of creating two states for two peoples.
We promise Marawan and all prisoners of freedom that we will carry on our fight to break the chains of occupation together until they leave their prisons and return to the arms of their homeland, their people and their families.

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