| AIC-Project for Palestinian Residency & Refugee Rights (PPRRR) 1994 Activity Report The following groups and organizations were partners in the campaigning and advocacy work of the PPRRR:
AFSC/Chicago: US-campaign for Palestinian residency rights in Jerusalem; US-public pressure contributed to the solution, without legal procedures, of 4 (of a total of 9) cases of Jerusalem ex-political prisoners who had been refused family reunification for their wives.
Jerusalem Link: Lobbying among Knesset members for the amendment of the Law of Entry to Israel so as to include the right to permanent residency to spouses of non-Jewish citizens of Israel (ongoing).
Local NGO Coalition for Palestinian Residency Rights: Pressure on Jerusalem municipality for implementation of Law of Free and Public Education regarding unregistered Palestinian children in East Jerusalem; pressure on Jerusalem Interior Ministry to facilitate child registration by Palestinian mothers; memoranda and work meetings with the Palestinian delegation to the multilateral talks on refugee affairs.
Israeli Coalition for Freedom of Information: Preparation of a High Court appeal against the Jerusalem Interior Ministry which has been refusing to release demographic data on East Jerusalem.
Palestinian Housing Rights Coalition: Work on utilization of UN mechanisms and 1995 Jerusalem Housing Rights Campaign. Counseling and Legal Aid Counseling Services provided to approximately 1,500 persons by means of:
Regular public reception hours at AIC office/Bethlehem (Tuesdays and Fridays)
East Jerusalem: 4 public lectures, 6 field days
Other West Bank areas: 6 public lectures, 10 field days
| Total of cases filed for legal procedures: | 213 | | Referred to Hotline: | 14 (request for visit permits) | | Closed for lack of information: | 25 | | Closed positive: | 21 | | Covered by High Court agreement: | 15 (pending cases of family reunification for
spouses) | | Applications rejected by authorities: | 13 (High Court appeals in preparation) | | Total active files at the beginning of 1995: | 153 | Cases filed according to type and location of residence: | East Jerusalem | West Bank | Inside Green Line | Total | | Total | 49 | 139 | 25 | 213 | | FR for wife | 45 | 96 | 25 | 136 | | lost ID | 6 | 15 | - | 21 | | child registration | 3 | 4 | - | 7 | | visit permit | - | 22 | - | 22 | | exit permit | - | 2 | - | 2 | Cases solved positively according to type and location of residence: | East Jerusalem | West Bank | Inside Green Line | Total | | Total | 11 | 4 | 6 | 21 | | FR for wife | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | | FR for husband | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | | child registration | 1 | - | - | 1 | | exit permit | - | 1 | - | 1 | Note: All family reunifications granted in the West Bank are cases of spouses protected by the 1992 High Court agreement and its 1994 extension. Cases rejected according to type and location of residence: | East Jerusalem | West Bank | Inside Green Line | Total | | Total | 2 | 11 | - | 13 | | Lost ID | - | 4 | | 4 | | FR humanitarian* | - | 7 | | 7 | | FR for wife** | 1 | - | | 1 | | FR for husband*** | 1 | - | | 1 | Notes:
* According to the current Israeli policy, relatives other than spouses should be granted family reunification for humanitarian reasons. However, in 1994, none of these applications have been granted.
** This is one of 9 cases of family reunification submitted by an East Jerusalem ex-political prisoner for his wife.
*** This case of a husband of an East Jerusalem permanent resident refused family reunification after the new April 1994 policy announcement by the Jerusalem Interior Ministry. |
