RightsCon Tunis 2019

This session will be an opportunity for Clement Voule, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association to: (a) present his findings from his report addressing the protection and promotion of the freedoms of peaceful assembly and association in the digital era, and (b) invite strategic ideas from civil society and the private sector regarding how to implement recommendations to protect these fundamental freedoms. (Special Rapporteur Voule’s report will be presented at the 41st session of the Human Rights Council.)

There are so many good reasons not to demolish a village. This is especially true for the Palestinian Bedouin village of Al Khan Al Ahmar. The West Bank village, located near Jerusalem and sandwiched between two settlements, worked with the best planning experts in he West Bank to develop its own master plan and it’s a good one. If approved, their eco-village, built to code, would be a source of pride, providing fresh goats’ milk and cheese to the neighborhood. Instead, the recent elections saw ever fiercer calls for the forced relocation of the village even though the people of Al Khan al Ahmar have been there since the ‘50s, well before the settlements surrounding them. The land, which they lease, belongs to Palestinians in the town of Anata and is not State land (hence the temp appropriation orders issued by the IDF for roads in the area. Come hear the many good reasons for the village’s continued existence and learn what you can do to help keep the peaceful village of Al Khan al Ahmar safe and standing. Our guests will present in English and Arabic. The audience is welcome to ask questions too.