BADIL

For other uses, see Badil (disambiguation).

BADIL
Native name
مركز بديل
Founded1998

BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights is an independent, human rights non-profit organization committed to protect and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees and internally displaced persons. BADIL was established in January 1998.

BADIL has special consultative status with UN ECOSOC[1] and is also part of a large number of Palestinian organisation networks.[2]

BADIL's efforts were inspired by the work Professors Susan Akram, Guy Goodwin-Gill and John Quigley, as well as the work of Salman Abu-Sitta. It "pursued a solid campaign for publicizing refugee rights in various international fora" and was considered prominent among NGOs and research center working in this area in the post-Oslo period.[3]

BADIL publishes al-Majdal, an English language quarterly magazine about Palestinian refugee issues.[4]

References

  1. ^ "NGO Committee Recommends Six Organisations for Consultative Status with Economic and Social Council". United Nations: Meetings Coverage and Press Releases. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  2. ^ "About BADIL". BADIL. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  3. ^ Hagopian, Elaine C. "Preface." In Palestinian Refugees: The Right of Return, edited by Naseer Aruri, vii–x. Pluto Press, 2001.
  4. ^ "al-Majdal, issue 55 : The Paradox of Using the Law of the Oppressor - Reports - Nuhanovic Foundation". www.nuhanovicfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
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