The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and other groups have filed a petition on behalf of the Palestinian descendants of those buried in an ancient Muslim cemetery, the Mamilla Cemetery, in Jerusalem. The petition, which was filed with several international bodies, urges Israel to: halt construction of the museum; investigate human rights violations; rebury human remains; and declare the Mamilla Cemetery a protected antiquities site.
For additional information, please visit the Mamilla Campaign website at www.mamillacampaign.org.
Democracy Now! February 10, 2010: "Palestinian Families Appeal to UN over Israeli Construction of 'Museum of Tolerance' on Jerusalem’s Historic Mamilla Cemetery."
