AIC-Project for Palestinian Residency & Family Reunification
1993 Activity Report Information
ARTICLE 74, bulletin for information on Palestinian residency issues (English), 3 issues, 1,000 copies each, distribution locally and abroad;
GUIDELINES for Palestinians who Wish to Reside in the Occupied Territories (Arabic), 2,000 copies, distribution locally;
URGENT ISSUES OF PALESTINIAN RESIDENCY IN JERUSALEM (study, English), 500 copies, distribution locally and abroad;
Press conference on Palestinian residency issues in Jerusalem: Nov. 2, 1993; Legal Aid Program (started in June 1993)
25 field days in the southern West Bank
2 public lectures on how to solve residency problems (Hebron, Ar-Ram)
Advice to approximately 1,000 persons Total of 146 cases filed for legal procedures | Inside Israel: | 5 cases, all family reunification; | | Jerusalem: | 16 cases, all family reunification; | | West Bank: | 120 cases | 120 West Bank Cases: | Family Reunification: | 69 | | Visit Permits | 12 | | "Lost IDs" | 39 | | Cases solved: | 5 (inside Israel) | | Cases open: | 141 | Lobbying in the Knesset
Knesset Committee for Law and Constitution: Suggestions for amending Israeli Law of Entry to provide the right to permanent residency for spouses of non-Jewish citizens (being discussed)
UN Human Rights Commission, 49th Session, June 1993: “Preliminary Evaluation of the November ‘92 Agreement Regarding Urgent Issues of Residency in the Occupied Territories” Campaigns
US-campaign for Palestinian residency rights (in cooperation with AFSC-Chicago); started in October 1993;
Campaign against denial of family reunification to wives of Jerusalem ex-political prisoners; started in November 1993; Consulting the Palestinian Delegation
First meeting between Dr. Salim Tamari, head of the Multilateral Working Group of Refugee Affairs and the local Coalition of human rights institutions working in support of Palestinian residency rights, initiated by the AIC (September 1993); since then regular meetings. |
