International NGO honors Rachel Corrie with Housing Rights Defender Award

[Scurrilous]

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article2494.shtml

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"In a moving ceremony on 16 February 2004, Craig and Cindy Corrie accepted the Housing Rights Defender Award from the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) on behalf of their daughter Rachel Corrie. This was the inaugural year for this award, which was partially a response to the heroism of Ms. Corrie's actions in protecting the housing and water rights of Palestinians in occupied Gaza. Ms. Corrie died March 16th, 2003 in Rafah while attempting to prevent the forced eviction of a Palestinian family and the demolition of their home.

"In part, Rachel's activism and death inspired us to create this award which will now be given annually," said Bret Thiele, a Coordinator in the Litigation Programme who traveled to Olympia for the ceremony. "COHRE has monitored and denounced the human rights violations of the government of Israel for years, and we know all too well the gravity of the situation with respect to housing rights. We therefore wanted to recognize Rachel's advocacy, and indirectly the advocacy of organizations doing the same work as Rachel such as the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and Rabbis for Human Rights, and to bring attention to the daily human rights violations occurring in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT)."

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"With her unwavering bravery and courage, Rachel Corrie's determination to stand up for justice in the face of ruthless violence, serves as an inspiration for the defense of human rights and the struggle to implement those rights without compomise." -- COHRE Press Release.

[Resistance]

1. Damn Leftists! (sarcasm here)

These damn Leftists going around celebrating human rights and sympathizing with victims of oppression! It's so awful. Now they're giving awards to advocates of non-violence? This has gone way too far!!

[Palestine]

2. The ISM is not only the best way to bring peace to the Middle East;

it may be the only way. These good people work for
Palestinian and Jew alike. They are a grassroots organization
working with the excellent Rabbis for Human Rights, and their numbers
are growing fast. The ISM holds open meetings and all are welcome to
attend. Attend some meetings and I think you will agree:
Palestinian and Jew can work hand and hand toward a greater
peace in the Middle East.

[Herschel]

3. Terrorists' Rights Defender Award

Perhaps would be more appropriate.

[Darranar]

4. So, how did she defend terrorists? n/t

[Aidoneus]

7. Dr. Samir Nasrallah was a dangerous man

His profession seriously threatened the demographic balance of the region. That is a serious and clearly anti-semetic threat.

[meti57b]

9. she defended terrorism by attempting to obstruct ....

the clearing of brush that hid the ingress/egress of a tunnel, that was constructed by terrorists for the purpose of smuggling weapons into Israel, for use against the Israelis.

[number6]

5. ya , Damn Leftists! (sarcasm)

those terror-iss luv ers

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