A Caabu and Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) Parliamentary delegation have just returned from the West Bank. The delegation from 13-17 February included Scottish National Party (SNP) MPs Margaret Ferrier and Tommy Sheppard and Liberal Democrat Member of the House of Lords and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Baroness Sheehan. The delegation had meetings with both Palestinian and Israeli officials, the British Consulate in Jerusalem, the British Embassy in Tel Aviv and was briefed on the current situation in the West Bank and Gaza by the UN.
Syria: Make Human Rights Priority of Geneva Talks
Ending Unlawful Attacks; Access to Aid; Detainee Rights; Justice; Security Sector Reform
I arrived in Doliana, a small village on the border between Albania and Greece, in September 2016. The village was once a thriving town of 3000 people and a local hub, but over the last four decades work has become harder and harder to find in the region and a steady stream of villagers has been leaving for Australia, Germany and Athens. Today, only a few hundred people still live in Doliana full time.
Tunisia event with Charles Tripp
25 January 2017
On 25 January 2017, Caabu hosted an event on Tunisia with Professor Charles Tripp: 'Tunisia: from activist public to the re-founding of the Republic'. The event was chaired by Paula Sherriff MP, who went on a Caabu delegation in September 2015.
Hebron - where settlers rule by Chris Doyle
17 November 2016
Syria Peace Talks Must Unlock Humanitarian Access
23 January 2017
(Caabu joined over 100 international NGOS calling for more to be done to ease humanitarian situation for Syrians)
The death of international consensus on Palestine – 18 January 2017
Article in Al Arabiya by chris Doyle
Tunisia: from activist public to the re-founding of the Republic - Caabu event with Charles Tripp
Caabu would like to invite you to an event on Tunisia with Professor Charles Tripp: 'Tunisia: from activist public to the re-founding of the Republic'.
When: Wednesday 25 January, 18:30 - 20:00.
Syrian refugees in Lebanon this winter
by Chris Doyle
9 January 2017
At the end of 2016, 1,017,433 Syrian refugees were registered with the UN in Lebanon. To put this in perspective, around one in four people in Lebanon ae Syrian refugees.
The conditions are incredibly tough. Syrian refugees are not permitted to work in Lebanon and many have been there for over four years. This is no longer an emergency issue but a long term crisis.
