Update: 7 April Right of Return Events in Jordan

(E/22/2001)

BADIL Resource Center
6 April 2001
For Immediate Release

In the framework of the world-wide rallies for Palestinian refugees' right of return launched by the Al-Awda network on 7 April 2001, the following events will be organized in JORDAN:

• Public Right-of-Return March organized by the High Committee for the Defense of the Palestinian Right of Return in Jordan: The march leave from the Unions' Center at 17:00 and proceed to the UN headquarters. It will be concluded with a statement condemning Israeli massacres committed against the Palestinian people, especially those committed by the war criminal Ariel Sharon and his current government. The statement will also include recommendations concerning the role popular movements in Jordan and other Arab countries on the way to Palestinian return and independence.
• UNRWA schools start their day with morning lectures about the Deir Yassin massacre and other massacres committed against the Palestinian people prior to the destruction of their and villages in 1948.
• Youth Activity Centers in the 13 Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan will conduct workshops, lectures, video screenings and photo exhibitions.