On
Thursday, 25 October 2007, PCHR received a delegation from Oxfam Novib. The
delegation consisted of: Bettina Huber, Field Humanitarian Coordinator –
Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT); Anne Peter van Dijk, humanitarian
coordinator from the Hague office; Suying Lai, the new policy advisor for the
OPT; Elise Ford, from Brussels; and Nadine Hassassian, a new lobbyist in the
OPT.
Members of the delegation met with Raji Sourani, Director of PCHR, and directors
of PCHR unit. The meeting mainly discussed the human rights situation in the
OPT, especially in the Gaza Strip. Members of the delegation were also briefed
on the impacts of the total siege imposed on the Gaza Strip on the Palestinian
civilian population. The meeting further discussed PCHR’s activities in light of
incidents in the OPT, especially in the Gaza Strip, since June 2007, and the
subsequent developments.
PCHR and Novib have a strong partnership in the context of the promotion of
human rights.
