Ref:
02/2014

On 15
January 2014, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) received Mr. David
Geer, Deputy Head of European Union Delegation in Jerusalem, and Mr. Joris Van
Winckel, Officer of Political Affairs at the Office of the European Union
Representative, at PCHR’s head office in Gaza City.

The
two visitors met with Mr. Hamdi Shaqqura, PCHR’s Deputy Director for Program Affairs,
who discussed with them the latest developments in regards to the human rights
situation in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).

In a
second meeting on the same day morning, Mr. Shaqqura met at PCHR’s head office
in Gaza with a delegation from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, which is one of
the most prominent active German foundations in the field of development and
democracy and has close cooperation relations with the PCHR. The delegation of
German foundation included: Ingrid Ross, Director of Friedrich Eibet; Flex
Ikenberg, Palestine Desk Officer; and Dr. Osamah ‘Antar, Representative of the
Foundation in the Gaza Strip,

The
meeting reviewed PCHR’s activities and the work conducted by PCHR’s different
units in light of the current situation of human rights in the oPt.  The meeting also addressed the consequences
of the closure imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip for years as it results in
catastrophic conditions that prevent Palestinian civilians from enjoying many
of their economic, social, and cultural rights.

On
14 January 2013, PCHR received Marte Teie Hellum, Program advisor of the
Norwegian Representative office to the Palestinian National Authority.  The visitor met with Mr. Jaber Weshah, PCHR’s
Deputy Director for Branch Affairs, and Mr. Hamdi Shaqqoura.  The meeting discussed the deteriorating human
rights situation in the oPt due to the continued Israeli violations.