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Humanityvolume I, No HumanityVolume I, No. 4, October 2019 F O ALESTINE P IN EARS Y TS H IG ORTY R F UMAN The Barricaded Country H ING ELEBRATING D C 1979-2019 EN F E D Election of Shawan Jabarin, General Director In This Issue of Al-Haq, as Secretary-General of FIDH for the 2nd Time Shawan Jabarin, General Director of Al-Haq Shawan Jabarin, General Director 3— Election of Shawan Jabarin, General Director of Al-Haq, as he International Secretary-General of FIDH for the 2nd Time Federation for Human Rights T th 4— Al-Haq concludes an orientation course for Internationals in (FIDH) convened its 40 the OPT annual international Congress which took 6— Al-Haq Calls on the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) to place from October Release Taybeh Wines for Local Sale 21-25, 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan, and 9— Al-Haq Participates in Fifth Session of the IGWG on Trans brought together national Corporations and other Business Enterprises on 450 representatives the Revised Draft of the Legally Binding Instrument on of local, regional and international Business and Human Rights civil society, 13— Over 280 ESCR-Net Members Call for Stronger Treaty to experts, diplomats, representatives Regulate Corporate Activities of international 15— Al-Haq’s Engagement with the UN Committee on Economic, institutions, Taiwanese Social and Cultural Rights for Israel’s Fourth Periodic Review political authorities, and AL-HAQ EXTENDS FIDH financial partners. 17— Joint Statement: Continued Delay of the UN Database Following the secret ITS GRATITUDE ballot elections of the by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Unfounded federation’s President and Unacceptable TO ALL ORGANIZATIONS and members, Al-Haq’s 20— Update: Administrative Court of Cologne rules in favor of General Director Shawan Jabarin was re-elected as FIDH Secretary-General THAT VOTED IN for the second time, with 84 of the 102 organizations participating voting in supporters of BDS Movement FAVOUR AND favour. 22— Special Focus: Three Palestinians Killed during the Great CONGRATULATES The member organisations of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) elected their new president, Botswana activist Alice Mogwe, during its Return March Protests ALL COLLEAGUES 40th Congress in Taiwan. Alice Mogwe, a staunch human rights advocate and civil society leader, will lead the Federation for the next three years, ushering 27— Al-Haq Welcomes Launch of World Health Organization WHO WERE ELECTED in its 100th anniversary in 2022. Report on the Right to Health in the Occupied Palestinian During the Congress, 16 new organisations were approved to join FIDH, Territory increasing its membership to 192. The newly elected International Board is composed of 22 activists from 21 countries. 32— Al-Haq Launches a Report and a Documentary on Climate Al-Haq extends its gratitude to all organizations that voted in favour and Change Adaptation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory congratulates all colleagues who were elected, in particular at the regional level, including Ms. Nedal Al Salman, who was elected as Vice-President. Al- 33— Adaptation under Occupation: Climate Change Vulnerability Haq further congratulates Ms. Alice Mogwe of Botswana on her election as in the Occupied Palestinian Territory FIDH President. Al-Haq extends its gratitude and appreciation to all victims of human 34— Al-Haq Field Report on Human Rights Violations in October rights violations worldwide, and in Palestine, and to the global human rights 2019 movement, especially to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights and Al Humanity. Vol. I, No. 4, October 2019 Humanity. Vol. I, No. 4, October 2019 Mezan Center for Human Rights. 2 3 1979 2019 Al-Haq concludes an orientation course for Humanity Internationals in the OPT l-Haq Center for Applied The orientation course on international humanitarian law the different international legal International Law has included presentations by Al-Haq (IHL) and international human rights frameworks applied in the OPT and Aconcluded a four-days legal professionals and partner law (IHRL) and their applications, some of the key violations taking international law orientation course organizations including Addameer in addition to an introduction to place. for diplomatic staff and employees of Prisoner Support & Human Rights business and human rights, an The course addressed the human international organizations currently Association and BADIL Resource innovative topic investigated by rights situation locally, and the in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Center for Palestinian Residency and Al-Haq which seeks to challenge violation committed by the local (OPT). The course was held at the Al- Refugee Rights on key legal issues in the relationship between business Palestinian Authorities and examined Haq Center for Applied International regards to the OPT, both organization interests and the policies of the Israeli the situation of the judiciary and Law in Ramallah, on 30 September - gave valuable input on some recent Occupying Power, which exploits the the performance of the Supreme 3 October, 2019, and was attended trends witnessed by their work prolonged occupation of Palestinian Court of Justice. Looking at human by 30 participants from different and updated the group on some of territory for the benefit of Israeli and rights violations committed by the countries representing diplomatic the recent violations in regards to Participants cross the other transnational corporations. Palestinian Authority, Al-Haq focused guarded gate by the Ibrahimi missions and international Palestinian prisoners and refugees. Mousque in the old city of The course also involved two on arbitrary detentions and arrests in organizations working in the OPT. The sessions also included input Hebron field visits; to the old city of Hebron addition to violations on the rights to THE COURSE ALSO (H2), in which the situation on the freedom of expression and peaceful INVOLVED TWO ground was examined closely in assembly. FIELD VISITS; TO light of human rights violations that Advocate Sahar Francis, head of were witnessed and documented Addameer presented the situation THE OLD CITY OF by Al-Haq. The second field visit was of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli HEBRON (H2),AND organized in the Jordan Valley, in prisons, and how the Israeli military TO THE JORDAN which forcible transfer and access judicial system is applied. Lubna VALLEY to natural recourses by Palestinians Shomali from Badil talked in details were observed especially in Ein about the refugees situation and the Ras Al Ouja, Al Ouja water spring coercive environment in the OPT. and Al Jiftlik community. In Al Jiftlik Palestinian refugees constitute one the group visited a house that was of the largest and longest-standing demolished in 2017 and a date unresolved refugee groups in the farm owned by Palestinian farmers, world today. including its primal packaging house. Al-Haq Center for Applied At the end of the visit to the Jordan International Law specializes in the Valley, the group did a quick stop practical application of international by an Israeli packaging house. This law and aims to combine theory and was an opportunity for professionals practice to enhance the capabilities to enhance their understanding of of human rights defenders by the OPT legal context, impact of providing them with essential occupation and settlement presence applied knowledge for defending and expansion policies on the human human rights issues at the national, rights situation, and expand their regional and international levels. knowledge on the applicability of Humanity. Vol. I, No. 4, October 2019 Humanity. Vol. I, No. 4, October 2019 4 5 1979 2019 Al-Haq Calls on the Liquor Control Board of Humanity Ontario (LCBO) to Release Taybeh Wines for Local Sale n March 2019, Palestine Just Trade Attorney General of Canada, that illegal under international law and of Palestinian Taybeh wines and Incorporated (PJTI), a Canadian illegal settlement products cannot recognized as such by Canada, have beers, despite Palestinian Authority Icorporation, received approval be labeled as “Product of Israel” been held for such assessments.[3] (PA) assurances to the CFIA, from the Liquor Control Board of as Canadian law requires that On 6 September 2019, the Canada’s “that the Taybeh products that Ontario (LCBO) for the import of 5 consumers have accurate information Attorney General initiated an have been placed on hold have types of beers and 5 varieties of wines to inform their purchasing decisions. appeal of federal court decision in not been produced in any Israeli from Taybeh Brewing Company, a Now following the ruling in this case, Kattenberg.[4] settlement.”[6] Meanwhile, over 60 Palestinian brewery based in Taybeh Canada has delayed the Taybeh THE FEDERAL On 27 August 2019, the Liquor illegal settlement wines currently in the occupied West Bank. The COURT OF Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) produced in the occupied Syrian labels for each of these ten Taybeh then informed legal counsel for PJTI Golan and the occupied Palestinian products were pre-approved before CANADA RULED that it was waiting on the Canadian territory, yet labeled as “the Israeli- shipping by the LCBO on 28 March IN KATTENBURG Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for occupied Syrian Golan Heights 2019. The label approvals included VS. ATTORNEY further instructions on labeling. or Israeli-occupied Palestinian the product origin as “Product of GENERAL PJTI and Taybeh continue to wait for territory” are being sold freely Palestine.” PJTI explained to Al- OF CANADA, a decision by the LCBO for release to consumers on the Canadian Haq, that in May 2019, the Taybeh and/or relabeling of the Taybeh market,[7] highlighting Canada’s products were shipped along with a THAT ILLEGAL wine and beer. discriminatory import practices and consolidated order from Haifa, which SETTLEMENT 1. Israel’s Deliberate Delays to bias rationale against Palestinian included goods labeled, “Product of PRODUCTS Frustrate Taybeh Exports products. Israel”. At the time, the shipment CANNOT BE Israel routinely delays and hinders 3.
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