On June 11, 2013, during the 23rd session of the Human Rights Council, GICJ and EAFORD organized a side event at the United Nations Geneva, on the topic Human Rights in Palestine. The meeting included as speakers Issa Amro, OHCHR Human Rights Defender of the year in Palestine (2010) from Hebron, Nasim Ahmed from the Palestinian Return Center in London and as special guest Dr. Richard Falk, Special Rapporteur on Palestine