Palestinian Refugees: Activism
ACTNOW! URGENT PALESTINIAN RIGHTS
In the face of escalating efforts to deny and abrogate the legitimate rights of Palestinians to restitution and repatriation Hanthala Palestine joined the initiative of the Council for Palestinian Restitution and Repatriation (CPRR) to call for all Palestinians, Palestinian organisations, their friends and supporters to join the collective campaign for the right of return and affirm that every Palestinian has a legitimate, individual right to absolute restitution of all their property and the right to return to their original home. Therefore, we call Palestinians, and friends and supporters of the Palestinians everywhere SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION FOR THE RIGHT TO RETURN.
The petition will be used to underline to all members of the international community that we believe that every Palestinian has a legitimate, individual right to absolute restitution of all their property and the right to return to their original home.
Organisations who support the petition are welcomed to advertise this online petition and also to collect names of Palestinians. Supporting organizations will have their names posted on CPRR's website at http://rightofreturn.org.
Hanthala Palestine
20 January 2000
__________________URGENT PALESTINIAN RIGHTS
Dear friends,
Please take a moment to sign the online petition. The petition reaffirms the inalienable right of every Palestinian to individual and absolute restitution of his/her property, and the right to return to their original home. The petition is sponsored by the Council for Palestinian Restitution and Repatriation (CPRR), an organization recently established to provide legal aid to Palestinians and their heirs to achieve their legitimate rights.
The inalienable rights of Palestinians to restitution and repatriation are solidly anchored in a wide range of international resolutions and conventions, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and numerous UN resolutions, and apply equally to past, current and future generations. As such, they can neither be granted nor abrogated by others.
At this time, it is urgent that all people of conscience stand together to counter the escalating pressure on Palestinians to surrender their rights and to remind all of the inalienable nature of these rights.
CPRR's work is an essential part of the Palestinian people's struggle or justice. But its success depends on your support. We invite you to become a member of CPRR to help Palestinians secure their rights. By becoming a member of CPRR you will automatically add your name to the Right to Return Campaign. For more information visit http://rightofreturn.org or write to CPRR, P.O. Box 21520, Washington D.C. 20009, USA, fax (1) (775) 418-5980, e-mail: info@rightofreturn.org
In solidarity,
Sawsan Abdulrahim
Zahi Damuni
Arjan El Fassed
Maysam Faruqi
Sam Husseini
Nigel Parry