Palestinian Return Centre

"[2] Moreover, the organisation endeavours to "establish the status of Palestinian refugees under international law without any equivocation, and campaign for their basic human and legal rights.

In addition, it gives background on individual prisoner cases and summarises the most relevant legal, UN and EU news, as well as Addameer's activities over the reporting period.

The report highlighted on the ongoing Syrian conflict for more than three years which has led to the deterioration of the general situation of the Palestinian refugees in Syria.

It pieces together fragments of the Nakba in order to comprehend the historical, political, religious and philosophical currents that have kept Palestinians in their perpetual exile.

[15] The Register of Depopulated Localities in Palestine The Palestinian Nakba is unsurpassed in history.For a country to be occupied by a foreign minority, emptied almost entirely of its people, its physical and cultural landmarks obliterated, its destruction hailed as a miraculous act of God and a victory for freedom and civilised values, all done according to a premeditated plan, meticulously executed, financially and politically supported from abroad, and still maintained today, is no doubt unique.

The book sheds light on the category of displaced Palestinians, a marginalised and absent group on local, regional and international levels.

In spite of efforts by research and study centres, activists, and those concerned with the issue of Palestinian refugees, in publishing studies, articles and reports, it was noted that this category of the Palestinian people—who sought refuge in the camps of Lebanon after the Nakba of 1948, and especially in the two camps of al Nabatiyah in South Lebanon, and Tel al Zater in East Beirut—have not been covered.

To mark the third anniversary of the Aqsa Intifada the PRC decided to organise a special week of activities in honour of the sacrifices of Palestinian children.

The 16 essays presented here are arranged under four broad headings: from the past, ingathering the exiles, building the ethnic state, and legal issues and the future.

Together with al Nakba Register and the map of Palestine 1948, also distributed by the PRC, this booklet should provide a concise description of the refugees issue.

[24] In March 2006, PRC held a seminar in the Brunei lecture theatre at the University of London, with the broad participation of Palestinian organisations and figures, both official and non-governmental.

The Seventh Palestinians in Europe conference concluded with distinct success under the theme "Return is a right, no Consent and no Concession" on 2 May 2009 in Milan, Italy.

[28] Dr Ghada Karmi, herself a victim of the original expulsion stated: "The Nakba is not an historic event; it goes on every day and should not be viewed as a part of a painful past that we need to overcome.

The week of activities, took place from 16 to 23 January 2012, aimed at commemorating the memory of Palestinian victims over the past Six decades especially the last war in Gaza.

[29] On 1 June 2015 the Palestinian Return Centre was among the 10 groups recommended by the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council.

[citation needed] The PRC obtained special consultative status with 12 votes in favour, 3 against (Israel, United States and Uruguay) and 3 abstentions (Greece, India, Russian Federation) and one absent member (Burundi).