Palestinian NGO Forum
The Palestinian BDS movement (boycott, divestment and sanctions) has announced a parallel event to the Durban Review Conference.
BNC (Palestinian National BDS Committee) has organized the Israel Review Conference to take place in Geneva from 18 - 19 April, two days before the United Nations’ Durban Review Conference under the slogan “United Against Apartheid, Colonialism and Occupation, Dignity & Justice for the Palestinian People.” The conference will bring together experts and activists who will examine the applicability of the UN anti-racism instruments to Israel’s policies and practices and develop practical recommendations on how to make Israel accountable to international law and protect the rights of the Palestinian people.
Will this be the successor of the NGO Forum in 2001? The venue is small but they are making big waves.
See NGO Monitor’s reports on the BDS Durban II Position Paper and the Bilboa Initiative (Spanish supporters of the BDS movement).
