Palestinian Bedouin Refugee Representative speaks at UN Forum

Wafa- Representative of the Bedouin Community in the West Bank, Mohammed al Korshan, spoke on Tuesday at the 10th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York.

This came in an appeal to the international community for recognition and protection as a displaced indigenous group living as refugees under occupation.

Amongst his key messages al Korshan voiced his deep concern for the parallel collapse of his people's traditional livelihood and the distinctive tribal custom intrinsically linked to it, under the increasing pressure of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. He outlined the effects that the continuous threat of forced displacement have on his peoples' ability to exercise their basic human rights and also their rights as a tribal minority. Read more