ARDD’s Senior Advisor on the Question of Palestine, Dr. Lex Takkenberg, was one of the speakers at an event, "Defending Palestinian Rights: Humanitarian and Legal Perspectives," on Tuesday at the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The event was organised by the Palestinian Return Centre to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and hosted by Shockat Adam, Member of Parliament for Leicester South in the House of Commons. In addition to Lex Takkenberg, the speakers included Avi Shlaim, Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford, Penny Green, Professor of Law and Globalisation at Queen Mary University of London, Ruba Salih, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Bologna and Dr. Shahd Hammouri, Lecturer in International Law at the University of Kent. Ruba Salih and Shahd Hammouri are also members of ARDD’s Global Network on the Question of Palestine.
