DFLP, PFLP, Islamic Jihad delegates visit a number of Human Rights Organizations in Gaza

Wednesday December 12, 2007 03:54 by IMEMC Staff

On the anniversary of the International Declaration for Human Rights, delegates representing the leftist Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)and the Islamic Jihad Movement visited a number of human rights groups in Gaza.

The PFLP was represented by Dr. Rabah Mhanna, member of the PFLP’s political bureau, and member of its central bureau, Mohammad Touman. The PFLP was represented by its Central Bureau members Saleh Zeidan and Mohammad Nasser,  while the Islamic Jihad was represented by Sheikh Khalid Al Batsh and Khadir Habeeb.

The delegates highlighted the vital role of all human rights centers and groups in defending the Palestinian rights especially as the Palestinians are still suffering under occupation and facing ongoing violations and attacks.

Representatives of human rights groups in Gaza, such as the Palestinian Center For Human Rights, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and other groups thanked the visiting delegates and stated that their duty is to defend the rights of the residents and to defend the Palestinian rights of independence, equality and liberation.

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