Bassem Eid: Protecting human rights of Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem
Bassem Eid is the Executive Director and the founder of the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group (PHRMG), which tracks human rights violations against Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem.
Mr. Eid will discuss his work documenting violations by the Palestinian Authority and by the Fatah and Hamas factions against Palestinians.
A journalist and human rights activist, Mr. Eid was formerly a senior fieldworker for B'Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. He has received numerous human rights awards, including the Litvack Award in 1996 and the Gleitsman Foundation Award (Los Angeles, CA).
Presented by the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, and Endorsed by the Palestinian Human Rights Week Organizing Committee with the goal of fostering honest dialogue around Palestine and Israel.
A light lunch will be served.