The CEPR led a delegation of 13 European Parliamentarians to the Gaza Strip via Egypt on July 22-27, 2011. The CEPR delegation met with UN officials, women's groups, NGOs, politicians, students, hospitals and small businesses.
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DELEGATIONS
Delegation to Switzerland, March 2011
CEPR Delegation meets Swiss President Michelene Calmy-Rey
In Geneva in March 2011 a delegation of Members of the European Parliament met with Micheline Calmy-Rey, who holds the position of both President and Foreign Minister of Switzerland.
Delegation to Egypt, March 2011
CEPR delegation meets with the care-taker government after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak to talk about access and movement between Gaza and Egypt.
Delegation to Lebanon, February 2011
CEPR delegation meets Lebanese President, Michel Suleiman, and visits UNRWA and Naher al-Bared, Shatila, and Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camps
Delegation to Syria, January 2011
CEPR delegation meets with Syrian Foreign Minister, Walid Muallem
Delegation to Jordan, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, October 2010
CEPR delegation meets Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the Jordanian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister in Amman.
Delegation to Gaza, January 2010
The CEPR delegation of over 50 European Parliamentarians is the largest yet to visit the Gaza Strip.
Deportations contravene the Fourth Geneva Convention and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Fourth Geneva Convention, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 9 of which prohibits arbitrary arrest, detention or exile - see also Articles 12 and 13
The Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR) is an independent non-profit and non-partisan organisation registered in Belgium (BE 0828.629.725) with an office in London. The CEPR is entered on the Transparency Register Join Secretariat of the European Parliament and European Commission (No. 60576433-83). We work towards the restitution of Palestinian rights according to international law within a just and peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.