Ref: 23/2007

Date: 25 April  2007

For the 3^rd Consecutive 3-year Term:

Sourani Elected Vice-President of FIDH

PCHR’s Director, Raji Sourani, was elected as the FIDH Vice-President for the third consecutive term. The elections were held on the margin of the 36^th Congress of the FIDH, held in Lisbon from 20-25 April 2007. Sourani has been the FIDH Vice-President over the past six years, and was elected to the post during the 34^th and 35^th FIDH Congress sessions in 2001 and 2004.

Sourani’s re-election comes as an appreciation of the Palestinian human rights movement in general, and PCHR in particular.

FIDH is a non-governmental organization based in Paris. It is one of the largest international organizations dedicated to defending human rights worldwide. FIDH was established in 1922, and includes tens of organizations active throughout the world. There are many Arab human rights organizations members in FIDH, including PCHR.

It is noted that Sourani is also a member of the Executive Committee of the International Commission of Jurists, one of the leading international organizations in the field of law and legal issues. He was elected to the ICJ Executive Committee in May 2006.