May 31st, 2007 | Category:
Government Funding
“What Is a Gongo? How government-sponsored groups masquerade as civil society.”, Moisés Naím, Foreign Policy, May/June 2007
“Gongos are government-sponsored nongovernmental organizations. Behind this contradictory and almost laughable tongue twister lies an important and growing global trend that deserves more scrutiny: governments funding and controlling nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), often stealthily. Some Gongos are benign, others […]
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May 31st, 2007 | Category:
NGOs,
Medecins Du Monde,
Save the Children,
CARE
Medecins Du Monde, notable for its campaigning against Israeli’s security barrier, is advertising for an “International Coordinator in Palestine” to be based in Jerusalem. The job description includes networking with “various partners and institutions in Palestine”; supervising “the management of the MdM international network’s base in Jerusalem”; Successful applicants will have “Knowledge of […]
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May 31st, 2007 | Category:
Durban Conference,
Human Rights,
International Federation of Human Rights,
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
The Director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Raji Sourani, has been re-elected as the Vice President of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) for his third consecutive term. In an April 26, 2007 press release on the Palestine News Network announcing the election, FIDH states that “Sourani’s re-election comes […]
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May 31st, 2007 | Category:
Human Rights,
Human Rights Watch
In another example of broadening its focus in the Middle East, HRW released a report, “The Human Cost: The Consequences of Insurgent Attacks in Afghanistan,” criticizing Afghani insurgent groups for failing to differentiate between “civilians and combatants.” The report calls on Afghan government to develop “better rules of engagement’” to minimize […]
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May 31st, 2007 | Category:
Human Rights,
Human Rights Watch,
Amnesty International,
Darfur,
Christian Aid
In an example of fulfilling the mandate to promote universal human rights, several NGOs who place disproportionate focus on Israel have issued statements regarding the situation in Darfur. On April 16, 2007, Oxfam issued a press release, launching a £5 million appeal for “’world’s greatest humanitarian crisis’, to help people in Chad and Darfur.” […]
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May 31st, 2007 | Category:
Separation Barrier
In conjunction with Badil’s strategy, a coordination meeting took place on April 18, 2007, involving “national and Islamic forces”, the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, the National Committee for the Commemoration of the 59th Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, the National Coalition for defending the rights of Palestinian in Jerusalem, Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO), and Ittijah. […]
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May 31st, 2007 | Category:
Durban Conference,
Separation Barrier,
Badil
Radical NGO Badil (that has received funding from the Norwegian, Canadian, Irish governments) recently issued a strategy document entitled, “Call to Action”, on the occasion of the ‘”40 years since Israel’s occupation’ and the upcoming’ 60 years since the Nakba.” This document provides a blueprint for the concerted implementation of the Durban Strategy […]
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May 31st, 2007 | Category:
Durban Conference
The NGOs Al Haq, Miftah, and Defence of Children International/Palestine (DCI/PS), proponents of the Durban Strategy of anti-Israel demonization, used the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners Day on April 17, 2007, to issue statements consistent with this strategy. Al Haq’s press release accuses Israel of continuing to violate international human rights and humanitarian law. […]
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May 31st, 2007 | Category:
UN,
NGOs
From April 10-19, 2007, Radhika Coomaraswamy, the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, visited
Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority and Israel. The purpose of her visit was to “ascertain first hand the situation of children” and to have “a constructive dialogue with the Governments, members of the
civil society, NGOs and children affected by conflict, in […]
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May 31st, 2007 | Category:
Human Rights Watch,
Amnesty International
A new UN Watch Report, “Dawn of New Era?”, analyzes the performance of the UN HRC in its first year. UN Watch concludes that the new council has largely been a failure and in some instances even worse than before. According to the report, the body has a “brazen alliance” of repressive […]
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