BADIL 2003 – 2004 Expert Forum for the

Promotion of a Rights-Based Approach to the Palestinian Refugee Question

List of participants

‘The Role of International Law and Human Rights in Peacemaking
and Crafting Durable Solutions for Palestinian Refugees’

University of Ghent, Belgium, 22 – 23 May 2003

• Roni Abu Saad, PhD candiate, Faculty of Law, Ghent University;
• Dr. Asa'ad Abdul Rahman, Former Head of the PLO Refugee Department;
• Agnes Bertrand, ECCP, European Coordination of Commitees working on Palestine
• Prof. Susan Akram, Boston University School of Law;
• Christian Berger, European Commission, Political Advisor - Near East;
• Dr. Michael Dumper, Reader in Middle East Politics, University of Exeter;
• Evert-Jan Grit, Pax Christi Netherlands, project officer Pax Christi Middle East Programme;
• Jan Habraken, Program Officer, Refugee Foundation, Netherlands;
• Jeff Handmaker, Human rights lawyer, freelance consultant, Netherlands;
• Brigitte Herremans, Lobbyist, Belgian Action Platform;
• Leila Hilal, Legal Advisor, Negotiations Support Unit, PLO Negotiations Affairs Department;
• Dr. Mahmoud Issa, Danish Refugee Council, Copenhagen;
• Ingrid Jaradat Gassner, Director, BADIL Resource Center, Palestine;
• Saji Khalil, Director General, PLO Department for Refugee Affairs (DORA);
• Giovanna Lelli, Coordinator for Palestinian and Israeli isuues, Aprodev;
• Monique Malha, Senior Legal Officer, Bureau for Central Asia, South West Asia, North Africa and the Middle East (CASWANAME), UNHCR;
• Michael Molloy, Special Coordinator for the ME Peace Process, Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, Canada;
• Dr. Karma Nabulsi, fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford;
• Maha Najjar, Free University of Brussels (VUB);
• Dr. Christopher Parker, Department of Third World Studies, University of Ghent;
• Marise Pegat-Toquet, Coordinator, Research Department, Graduate Institute for Development Studies/IUED, University of Geneva;
• Paul Prettitore, Legal Advisor on Human Rights - OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina;
  Jamil Rabah, researcher, Belgium;
• Glen Rangwala, Lecturer in Politics, Newnham College, Cambridge University;
• Terry Rempel, Coordinator, BADIL Research and Information;
• Joseph Schechla, coordinator, Housing & Land Rights Network, HIC, Cairo;
• Martin Siepermann, Middle East Desk, ICCO, Netherlands;
• Mirjam Van Belle, project officer, Oxfam Solidarity/VPK;
• Sandra Vicente, Assistant Legal Officer, International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia;
• Mays Warrad, Coordinator Secretariat, PLO/PNA Refugee Coordination Group;
• Dr. Lynn Welchman, director, Center of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, Law Department, SOAS, University of London;
• Issam Younis, director, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, Gaza;
• Mieke Zagt, Middle East Desk, ICCO, Netherlands;
  
  The following invitees were unable to attend:
• Reem Alsalem, Protection Officer, UNHCR, Jalalabad-Afghanistan;
• Prof. Ruddy Doom, Head of Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Ghent University;
• Khalil Nijem, Director General, Strategic Planning Directorate, PNA Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC);
• Lex Takkenberg, Deputy Director of UNRWA Affairs and Chief, Field Relief & Camp Social Services Programme, Syria;