Ref:
52/2014

On
Monday, 22 December 2014, the General Assembly of the Palestinian Centre for
Human Rights (PCHR) held two consecutive meetings in the presence of
representatives of the Ministry of National Economy and Corporation observer of
the Palestinian National Authority. The meetings were headed by Dr. Riyadh
al-Za’noun, Chairman of the Board of Directors (BoD), and attended by BoD
members, Raji Sourani, PCHR’s Director, and members of the General Assembly.

The
General Assembly held its first extraordinary unusual meeting to discuss the
letter of the assigned Ministry’s undersecretary and corporation observer on
correcting the status of the company according to the Council of Ministers’
decision no. 412/2011relevant to non-profit companies. The General Assembly
decided to increase the capital of PCHR from US$ 10,000 to JD 20,000 and to
amend article 6 of the rules of procedure in conformity with the Council of Ministers’
decision. Moreover, the General Assembly decided to amend article 22 of the
rules of procedure and increase the minimum number of BoD members from 2 to 5
and the maximum from 4 to 11 members.

The General Assembly dedicated its ordinary annual meeting to
address and approve the 2013 administrative report and the 2013 auditor’s
report and to select an auditor for 2014. The administrative report presented
by Mr. Sourani and auditor’s report presented by the audit company were both approved
by the General Assembly. Furthermore, the general assembly agreed on the BoD’s
nomination of Ernst and Young as the auditor for 2014.