A national meeting via video-conference was held between the Gaza Strip and West bank on 14 September 2009 to launch the national Campaign to Defend Public Freedoms and Human Rights and to Promote the Restoration of National Unity in Palestine. Over 150 r more
On October 2nd, 2009, the Palestinian Authority withdrew of its draft resolution supporting the recommendations contained in the Goldstone Report, resulting in a deferral of a vote to endorse the report in the Human Rights Council to March 2010. The repor more
The university of Trondheim in Norway may become the first university in the West to adopt an academic boycott of Israel, if a majority of its board votes in favor of the move at a meeting on the subject next month. more
In November 2009, the jury of the French National Consultant Committee for Human Rights in France selected the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO) as one of the five winners more
( statement by the Palestinian NGO'S Network - PNGO ) Yesterday morning, May 6, 2010 at 6 am the Israeli General Security Service and Israeli police raided Ameer Makhoul's home in Haifa and arrested him. Makhoul, serves as General Director of Ittijah more
On Tuesday May 11, the Consul General of France in Jerusalem, Frédéric esagneaux, handed over a more
The Free Gaza flotilla, carrying around 700 pro-Palestinian activists from various countries, as well as approximately 10,000 tones of humanitarian aid, was headed for Gaza on Monday May 31st, 2010. While still travelling on international waters, 65 km of more
The Palestinian Law of Charitable Associations and Community Organizations (Palestinian NGO Law):
In June 2005, the Interior Committee and the Legal Committee of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) attempted to amend the Palestinian law of Charitable Associations and Community Organizations (commonly known as "NGO Law") in a manner which Palestinian NGOs regarded as harmful to their interests. PNGO has developed, in coordination with GUCA and NIP, a memorandum [link] which has been circulated to PLC members.
PNGO has conducted different meetings with members of the PLC and the legal as well as the interior PLC committees.
A letter was sent to the Palestinian ministerial council.
The amendment to the law was eventually stopped.
Again in June 2007, PNGO played a leading role when a presidential decree was declared revoking the Palestinian Law of Non-Governmental and Charitable Organizations of 2000 and calling on all NGOs to renew their registration with the Ministry of Interior. PNGO has taken measures to mobilize the civil society against this presidential decree. The articles of the decree were seen as a violation of the Palestinian law governing non-governmental and civil society organizations. PNGO saw it as its role to influence this policy to not allow the government to control or change internal laws of NGOs in Palestine. As the decree targeted the entire NGO sector of Palestine, it was PNGO''s natural role as a network of NGOs to take the lead in campaigning against it in its attempt to protect the freedom of Palestinian NGOs as well as to enforce the rule of law as initially implemented in 2000. Efforts of PNGO with other civil society organizations were successful in preventing the implementation of this presidential decree.