|
BADIL Resource Center
for Palestinian Residency & Refugee Rights takes a rights-based approach
to the Palestinian refugee issue through research, advocacy and support
of community participation in the search for durable solutions.
BADIL was established in January 1998 to support the
development of a popular refugee lobby for the right of return through
professional research and partnership-based community initiatives. The
center is registered with the Palestinian Authority.
BADIL actively encourages voluntary participation of
grassroots activists, local and international experts, and regional and
international partners based on the vision of BADIL as a community-based
organization.
BADIL ('badeel') is an Arabic word that means 'alternative'.
BADIL's alternative approach to the question of Palestinian refugees and
displaced persons is based on international law, relevant UN
resolutions, and the participation of refugees themselves.
BADIL's work is guided by a Board, elected from a General
Assembly composed of activists in Palestinian refugee community
organizations and national institutions, and supervised by an elected
Oversight Committee. BADIL's Executive Committee responsible for ongoing
supervision, monitoring and adaptation of BADIL's regular program.
BADIL Friends operates as an informal network of refugee
community activists in 1967 occupied
Palestine and serves as
the 'long arm' of BADIL for planning and implementation of its projects
among the refugee community.
BADIL Legal Support Network is an informal collective of
Palestinian and international legal experts who provide legal advice and
support on the Palestinian refugee issue.
The Center is also a member of the Palestine Right of Return
Coalition established in 2000.
BADIL's campaign unit facilitates
partnership-based initiatives with local Palestinian and international
organizations in order to strengthen refugee identity, promote refugee
unity, and empower initiatives of refugee self-organization for
Palestinian refugee rights. Activities include workshops on refugee
rights, support for rallies and community lobbying, study tours to
villages of origin, regional workshops, support for media initiatives
including radio and TV series, English training courses for activists,
and capacity building for community initiatives and organizations based
on the principle of partnership.
BADIL's research, information and legal advocacy
unit initiates Arabic and English research and documentation to provide
accurate information, raise awareness, and furnish professional analysis
to support the local and international community-based campaign for
Palestinian refugee rights. The unit includes a special focus of legal
and media initiatives. Activities include Arabic (Haq al-Awda) and
English (Majdal) magazines, an annual Survey of Palestinian Refugees and
IDPs, expert workshops, policy advice, reporting to international legal
fora, advocacy materials, legal papers and press releases.
------------------------
For a
copy of BADIL's most recent Annual Report, please contact: info@badil.org |
