|
PCHR Press Releases |
|
30-June
2009 |
PCHR will Appeal to
Supreme Court against Spanish Appeals Court’s Decision |
|
30-June
2009 |
PCHR Calls for an end to
political arrests and for measures to ensure the success of unity dialogue.
|
|
30-June
2009 |
PCHR Condemns
Detention of Members of Hiz-Ut-Tahreer in the Gaza Strip |
|
23-June
2009 |
PLC Speaker, Dr. Aziz al-Dwaik,
Released from Israeli Detention |
|
21-June
2009 |
PCHR and Spanish Civil Society
Organize Conferences in Madrid In Defense of Universal Jurisdiction |
|
15-June
2009 |
Detainee Dies in the GIS Prison
in Hebron |
|
15-June
2009 |
Policemen Fire on Peaceful Demonstration Injuring Three Civilians |
|
08-June
2009 |
PCHR Is Concerned Over Arrest
Campaigns against Fatah Activists in Gaza and against Hamas Activists in the
West Bank |
|
05-June
2009 |
Palestinian Security Officer and
2 Members of the 'Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades Killed in Qalqilya |
|
04-June
2009 |
PCHR Condemns Palestinian
Security Services' Prevention of PLC Members form Hamas from Entering Qalqilya |
|
03-June
2009 |
PCHR Condemns Arrests of Hamas'
Members and Supporters in the West Bank; Director of the Office of PLC Members
from the Change and Reform Bloc Continues to be Detained |
|
02-June
2009 |
PCHR Condemns Attacks by Israeli
Settlers in Northern West Bank and Warns of Escalation of Such Attacks under New
Israeli Government |
|
02-June
2009 |
PCHR Welcomes Arrival of Human
Rights Council Mandated Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Gaza |
|
02-June
2009 |
Palestinian Human Rights
Organizations Deliver Open Letter to Mr. Ban Ki-Moon Condemning His Failure to
Uphold International Law and His Decision to Allow Political Considerations Take
Precedence over the Protection of Victims |
|
01-June
2009 |
Gaza Security Services Prevent
Fatah PLC Members from Traveling to Ramallah |
|
31-May
2009 |
3 Security Officers, 2 Members
of the 'Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades and One Civilian Killed in Qalqilya |
|
24-May
2009 |
Military Court in Gaza Sentences
3 Persons to Death; PCHR Urges President not to Ratify Sentence |
|
24-May
2009 |
PCHR Strongly Condemns
Desecration of Cemeteries of the Orthodox and Latin Churches in Jafna Village
North of Ramallah |
|
21-May
2009 |
PCHR Clarify Confusion Regarding
Spanish Parliament Proposal Concerning Universal Jurisdiction Legislation |
|
21-May
2009 |
PCHR Condemns Gaza Security
Services' Prevention of Women's Rights Activists from Traveling to Ramallah |
|
20-May
2009 |
PCHR Is Concerned over Measures
Taken by Security Services in the Gaza Strip against Fatah Activists and
Prominent Figures |
|
19-May
2009 |
Committee Against Torture’s
Findings Highlight International Community’s Inaction in the Face of Israel’s
Widespread and Systematic Violations of International Law |
|
12-May
2009 |
PCHR Condemns Arrests of
Supporters of Islamic Movements in the West Bank |
|
07-May
2009 |
Attorney General’s Office informs
Israeli Supreme Court that No Investigation will be Conducted into Suspected War
Crimes Committed in Gaza in 2004; During Hearing Justices Make Political
Comments Unrelated to the Petition |
|
04-May
2009 |
Palestinian and Israeli Human Rights
Organisations Release Joint Fact Sheet Calling for an End to International Donor
Complicity in Israeli Violations of International Law |
|
04-May
2009 |
PCHR welcomes the Spanish National Court’s decision to continue
investigating suspected Israeli war criminals |
|
04-May
2009 |
Journalist Mustafa Sabri Detained for 2 Weeks by Palestinian
Preventive Security Services in Qalqilya |
|
04-May
2009 |
PCHR Strongly Condemns Israeli Plans to Confiscate 12,000 Donums
of Palestinian Land in Order to Link the Illegal "Ma'ale Adumim" and "Qedar"
Settlements |
|
29-Apr.
2009 |
Military Court in Hebron Sentences Civilian to Death, PCHR Urges
President not to Ratify Sentence |
|
27-Apr.
2009 |
PCHR Welcomes Resumption of Work at External
Medical Treatment Department |
|
27-Apr.
2009 |
PCHR Condemn Israeli Attempts to
Legitimise Crimes in Gaza and Shield Perpetrators from Justice |
|
22-Apr.
2009 |
PCHR Condemns Political Detention of Fatah Activists in Gaza |
|
22-Apr.
2009 |
PCHR Notes with Grave Concern the Arrest of Dr. Abdul Sattar
Qasem by the Palestinian Police in Nablus |
|
21-Apr.
2009 |
Israeli Refusal to Cooperate
With United Nations Investigation Represents an Attempt to Shield Alleged War
Criminals from Justice |
|
20-Apr.
2009 |
PCHR Condemns Attack on PLC
Member Sheikh al-Beetawi |
|
19-Apr.
2009 |
PCHR hold Minister of Health in
Ramallah accountable and calls on Palestinian President to Intervene |
|
16-Apr.
2009 |
On Palestinian Prisoner’s Day,
Thousands of prisoners continue to suffer in Israeli jails |
|
13-Apr.
2009 |
4 Persons, Including a
Child, Killed in Two New Crimes Related to "Family Honor” |
|
09-Apr.
2009 |
PCHR
Condemns Attack by Israeli Settlers and Soldiers on Kherbat Safa and Warns of
Potential Increase in Attacks under New Israeli Government |
|
08-Apr.
2009 |
Military Court in Gaza Sentences 4 Palestinians to death PCHR Calls upon
Palestinian President not to Ratify the Four Sentences |
|
07-Apr.
2009 |
In Spite of Persistent Efforts
to the Solve the Problem of Access to Medical Treatment Outside the Gaza Strip,
PCHR Calls upon the Two
Governments in Ramallah and Gaza to Save the Lives of Gazan Patients before It
Is Too Late |
|
31-Mar.
2009 |
Israel Closes Investigation into
Alleged War Crimes Committed in the Gaza Strip |
|
26-Mar.
2009 |
PCHR Contests Distortion of Gaza
Strip Death Toll |
|
25-Mar.
2009 |
PCHR Appeals for Action to Save Lives of Gaza Strip Patients |
|
25-Mar.
2009 |
PCHR Demands Investigation into
Death of a Civilian Tortured by Members of the Intelligence Services in Gaza |
|
23-Mar.
2009 |
PCHR Warns of Gaza Patients’ Being Denied Treatment Abroad |
|
19-Mar.
2009 |
The Palestinian Centre for Human
Rights Condemn Proposals to Use Palestinian Prisoners as Political ‘Bargaining
Chips’ |
|
19-Mar.
2009 |
PCHR Condemns Intimidation by
Security Officers against West Bank Judge |
|
19-Mar.
2009 |
PCHR condemns IOF acts of
reprisal on Hamas-affiliated political leaders in the West Bank. |
|
18-Mar.
2009 |
PCHR Demands Investigation into
the Death of a Civilian Detained and Tortured by Security Services in Rafah |
|
12-Mar.
2009 |
Confirmed figures reveal the true
extent of the destruction inflicted upon the Gaza Strip; Israel’s
offensive resulted in 1,417 dead, including 926 civilians, 255 police
officers, and 236 fighters. |
|
12-Mar.
2009 |
PCHR condemns legal exploitation of victims of Israel’s latest
offensive: any attempts to mislead its clients will not be tolerated |
|
11-Mar.
2009 |
Military Court in Gaza Sentences
3 Palestinians to Death |
|
08-Mar.
2009 |
PHR-IL and Human Rights
organizations in a joint position paper on the Decision to stop covering
Palestinian's medical Care in Israel. |
|
08-Mar.
2009 |
On International Women’s Day,
the Suffering of Palestinian Women Continues |
|
01-Mar.
2009 |
PCHR Calls for Investigation
into Gaza City Murder |
|
26-Feb.
2009 |
The Fact-Finding Mission Mandated by the League of Arab States
to Investigate Israeli War Crimes Concludes Its Works in Gaza on Friday |
|
24-Feb.
2009 |
PCHR Condemns Western Jerusalem Municipality Decision to Evacuate
al-Basatin District in Silwan Village and Displace 1,500 Palestinians |
|
24-Feb.
2009 |
PCHR Calls Upon Palestinian President not to Ratify the Sentence
and Demands Abolition of Death Penalty |
|
12-Feb.
2009 |
PCHR Condemns Continued
Detention of Journalists by Preventive Security Service in the West Bank
|
|
10-Feb.
2009 |
Family of Sayed Abu Safra to
Receive Settlement of NIS 200,000 in PCHR Lawsuit Against Israeli Occupation
Forces (IOF) |
|
10-Feb.
2009 |
PCHR Demands Investigations into Violent Deaths of Two Civilians
in Gaza |
|
09-Feb.
2009 |
Unknown Persons shoot at Offices
of al-Hayat al-Jadeeda Newspaper in al-Bireh, and Car of Government Official in
Nablus |
|
09-Feb.
2009 |
PCHR Calls upon the Government
in Ramallah to Investigate Death of a Detainee in Jenin Preventive Security
Service Headquarters |
|
08-Feb.
2009 |
PCHR Calls for Investigation
into the Death of Palestinian Tortured by Security Services in Khan Yunis |
|
04-Feb.
2009 |
FIDH- APDHE- PCHR Spanish
judiciary asserts its competence for enquiry into war crimes committed in Gaza
in 2002 The prosecutor did not appeal the decision
See the press release in
French |
|
29-Jan.
2009 |
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Welcomes Decision of Spanish
Court to Investigate War Crimes Committed by IOF in Gaza |
|
28-Jan.
2009 |
European Union Failing its
Obligations to Protect Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory |
|
26-Jan.
2009 |
Military Court in Hebron
Sentences a Palestinian to Death; PCHR Calls upon Palestinian President Not to
Ratify the Sentence and Demands the Abolishment of Death Penalty from
Palestinian Law |
|
22-Jan.
2009 |
IOF Offensive on the Gaza Strip Makes it Like Earthquake Zone and
Claims Civilian and Property |
|
18-Jan.
2009 |
23rd Day of Continuous IOF Offensive on the Gaza Strip |
|
17-Jan.
2009 |
22nd Day of Continuous IOF Attacks on the Gaza Strip |
|
16-Jan.
2009 |
21st Day of Continuous IOF Attacks Across the Gaza
Strip: |
|
15-Jan.
2009 |
20th Day of Continuous IOF Attacks Across the Gaza Strip: Gaza
City is under unprecedented IOF attack: |
|
14-Jan.
2009 |
PCHR Condemns IOF Use of Unidentified Incinerating, Bombs Against
Civilians, Causing Horrific Burns |
|
14-Jan.
2009 |
19 th Day of Continuous IOF Attacks Across the
Gaza Strip |
|
13-Jan.
2009 |
IOF Continue Attacks Across the Gaza Strip for the 18th
Consecutive Day: 51 Palestinians Killed, Including 17 Unarmed Civilians: |
|
12-Jan.
2009 |
17th Day of Continuous IOF Attacks Across the Gaza
Strip: 26 Palestinians Killed, Including 6
Children and 3 Women: |
|
11-Jan.
2009 |
Israel Uses Incinerating Bombs Against Civilian Population |
|
10-Jan.
2009 |
IOF War on the Gaza
Strip Enters Third Week |
|
09-Jan.
2009 |
Fourteenth Day of Continuous IOF Attacks cross the Gaza Strip, 53
Palestinians Killed, Including 20 Children and 4 Women; |
|
08-Jan.
2009 |
Thirteenth Day of Continuous IOF Attacks Across the Gaza Strip
|
|
07-Jan.
2009 |
Twelfth Day of Continuous IOF
Attacks Against the Population of Gaza |
|
06-Jan.
2009 |
On the 11th
Consecutive Day of the Offensive on the Gaza Strip, IOF Expand Ground
Operations; the Number of Palestinian Deaths Rises to 599, Including 130
Children, 33 Women and 6 Medical Personnel; and Many Victims Remain Under Debris
of Destroyed Buildings |
|
05-Jan.
2009 |
IOF offensive on Gaza strip continues for the 10th
consecutive day;
unprecetented ground attacks and whole families fall in between who has been
killed and who has been injured and the number of palestinians killed rises to
505 including 106 children and 22 women |
|
04-Jan.
2009 |
On the 9th Day of the
Offensive on the Gaza Strip, Israel Practices State Terrorism; The Number of
Palestinians Killed Rises to 424, Mostly Civilians, Including 88 Children and 19
Women |
|
03-Jan.
2009 |
IOF Offensive on the Gaza Strip Continues for the 8th
Consecutive Day; The Number of Palestinians Killed Rises to 372, Mostly
Civilians, Including 75 Children and 16 Women, and the Number of House Bombarded
Mounts to 73 |
|
02-Jan.
2009 |
IOF Offensive on the Gaza Strip Continues for the 7th
Consecutive Day; |
|
31-Dec.
2008 |
Israeli Military Raids on Gaza Civilian Population Continues, and
Humanitarian Crisis Exacerbates in the Midst of Shameful Silence of the
International Community |
|
30-Dec.
2008 |
On the 4th Day of IOF
Offensive on the Gaza Strip, the Number of Palestinians Killed Mount to 310,
Mostly Civilians, Including 37 Children and 9 Women |
|
29-Dec.
2008 |
9 Palestinian Children Killed
Raising the Number of Children Killed Since the Beginning of the Current IOF
Offensive against the Gaza Strip to 31 |
|
28-Dec.
2008 |
251 Palestinians, Mostly
Civilians, Including 20 Children and 9 Women, Killed and 584 Others, Including
130 Children and 28 Women, Wounded |
|
27-Dec.
2008 |
On the Bloodiest Day
in the History of Occupation, Hundreds of Palestinian Civilian Deaths
and Casualties in an Israeli Aerial Offensive against the Gaza Strip |
|
21-Dec.
2008 |
PCHR Strongly Condemns Assault
against Palestinian Detainees in Oufar Detention Center |
|
17-Dec.
2008 |
The Military Court in Gaza Sentences a Palestinian to Death; PCHR
Calls upon President Mahmoud Abbas Not to Ratify the Sentence and Demands the
Abolishment of Death Penalty from Palestinian Law |
|
15-Dec.
2008 |
Israeli Occupation Authorities
Denies Entry of UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories |
|
03-Dec.
2008 |
On the Anniversary of the
International Day of Persons with Disabilities, The Humanitarian Conditions of
the Disabled in the OPT Are Deteriorating |
|
02-Dec.
2008 |
Gaza Border Crossings are closed
for 27th consecutive day |
|
01-Dec.
2008 |
PCHR Calls for Investigating the
Death of Kamel Nofal at the Hands of Police in El-Maghazi Refugee Camp |
|
30-Nov. 2008 |
The Two Governments in Gaza &
Ramallah Must Work to Ensure Pilgrims’ Immediate Travel to Al-Hejaz |
|
30-Nov. 2008 |
PCHR Condemns Attacking
Journalists and Media Institutions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip |
|
30-Nov. 2008 |
After PCHR Filed a Lawsuit to
the Israeli Supreme Court, IOF Release Three Confiscated Fishing Boats |
|
27-Nov. 2008 |
PCHR Is Concerned Over
Regrettable Incidents at Al-Aqsa University in Khan Yunis and Al-Azhar
University in Gaza City |
|
25-Nov. 2008 |
On the Anniversary of the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against
Women, the Suffering of Gaza Women Doubles due to the Siege and its
Repercussions |
|
20-Nov. 2008 |
IOF Prevent Representatives of 20 International Humanitarian Organizations from
Entering Gaza to Witness Humanitarian Conditions |
|
19-Nov. 2008 |
PCHR Warns of Further
Deterioration to Humanitarian Conditions in the Gaza Strip |
|
13-Nov. 2008 |
Military Court in Bethlehem
Sentences a Palestinian to Death; PCHR Calls upon Palestinian President Not to
Approve the Sentence, and for Abolition of Death Penalty in Palestinian Law |
|
11-Nov. 2008 |
Gaza Border Crossings Have Been
Closed for the 6th Consecutive Day; 30% of Gaza's Neighborhoods Plunges into
Deep Darkness While Shortage of Flour Presages Closure of Gaza's Bakeries |
|
10-Nov. 2008 |
PCHR Calls for Investigations
into Wounding 5 Palestinian Civilians by the Palestinian Police in Hebron |
|
09-Nov. 2008 |
PCHR deplores Raiding the House
of PLC Member Ashraf Juma'a and Arresting More than 30 Members of Fatah Movement
By Members of the Internal Security Force in Rafah |
|
05-Nov. 2008 |
IOF Violate Gaza Tahdi’a,
Killing 6 Palestinians and Destroying a House |
|
04-Nov. 2008 |
PCHR
Welcomes Invitation to Dr. Ahmed Bahar to Visit European Parliamen |
|
02-Nov. 2008 |
PCHR Welcomes Release of 18
Political Prisoners in Gaza |
|
29-Oct. 2008 |
Gaza Court Upholds 4 Death
Sentences: PCHR Calls upon Palestinian President to Act, and for Abolition of
Death Penalty in Palestinian Law |
|
29-Oct. 2008 |
PCHR Condemns Campaign of
Arrests against Hamas Supporters in the West Bank |
|
27-Oct. 2008 |
PCHR Calls upon the Palestinian
Government to Reverse Decision to Dismiss Dozens of West Bank Teachers
|
|
26-Oct. 2008 |
IOF Prevent 100 International
Academics and Human Rights Activists from Entering Gaza |
|
23-Oct. 2008 |
Student Falls from 3rd
Floor of a School; PCHR Calls for the Results of Investigation into the
Incidents to be Published |
|
19-Oct. 2008 |
PCHR Condemns Eruption of
Violence at Gaza City’s al-Azhar University |
|
07-Oct. 2008 |
PCHR Calls for Disclosure of
Circumstances of Palestinian Death in Custody in Jericho |
|
06-Oct. 2008 |
TORTURE VICTIM SEEKS PROSECUTION OF FORMER HEAD OF ISRAELI GENERAL SECURITY
SERVICES |
|
05-Oct. 2008 |
PCHR Calls for Investigation
into the Killing of Mohammed al-Masri in Khan Yunis |
|
05-Oct. 2008 |
PCHR Condemns Attack against
Former PLC Member Ra’fat al-Najjar and Family by Palestinian Police |
|
28-Sep. 2008 |
Palestinian Shepherd Killed by
Settlers in Nablus |
|
23-Sep. 2008 |
General Intelligence Service
raids Hebron Office of PLC Member Samira al-Halaiqa |
|
18-Sep. 2008 |
PCHR Director
Denied Permit to Exit Gaza for International Human Rights Conference |
|
18-Sep. 2008 |
PCHR Calls for Investigation
into the Death of a Palestinian Following Abduction by Unknown Militants |
|
16-Sep. 2008 |
11 Palestinians, Including 2
Children and a Police Officer, Killed and 42 Others Wounded in Clashes between
the Police and Wanted Persons in the Gaza Strip |
|
14-Sep. 2008 |
General Intelligence Service Is
Not above Law |
|
11-Sep. 2008 |
PCHR Calls for Investigation
into Wounding a Palestinian Child by the Security Services in Bethlehem |
|
02-Sep. 2008 |
PCHR Concern at ongoing Gaza Strikes |
|
31-Aug. 2008 |
Girl Murdered by Relatives in
Khan Yunis to “Maintain Family Honor” |
|
28-Aug. 2008 |
PCHR Calls upon the Two
Palestinian Governments to Put an End for Political Arrests |
|
25-Aug. 2008 |
PCHR Calls for Schools to be
allowed to operate without Destructive Political conflicts |
|
25-Aug. 2008 |
PCHR Condemns Violence at al-Azhar University in Gaza |
|
14-Aug. 2008 |
Israeli Response to Death of
Reuters Cameraman Makes Journalists Legitimate IOF Targets |
|
10-Aug. 2008 |
PCHR Condemns Attacks
on Civil Society Organizations and the Continued of Arrests against Hamas
Members in the West Bank |
|
07-Aug. 2008 |
PCHR Condemns Attacks on Civil
Society Organizations and the Continued of Arrests against Hamas Members in the
West Bank |
|
07-Aug. 2008 |
PCHR Dismayed by the Handling of Partisan Media of its
Publications |
|
06-Aug. 2008 |
PCHR Concerned over Preventing
its Lawyers from Visiting Clients in Gaza Prisons |
|
04-Aug. 2008 |
PCHR Condemns the Dispersion of
a Peaceful Assembly of the Hizb Ut Tahrir by Security Services in Tulkarm |
|
03-Aug. 2008 |
11 Palestinians, Including 8
Members of the Helles Clan and 2 Police Officers, Killed and 103, including 17
children and 6 Women, Wounded in Armed Clashes between the Police and the Clan
in Gaza |
|
30-July 2008 |
PCHR Gravely Concerned over the Deterioration of the Human Rights
Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory |
|
27-July 2008 |
PCHR Condemns Arrest Campaign
against Hamas Supporters in the West Bank |
|
26-July 2008 |
PCHR Condemns Gaza Beach Crime
and the Response of the Government |
|
24-July 2008 |
PCHR Condemns the Detention of
PLC Member Mona Mansour |
|
22-July 2008 |
Gaza Military Court Sentences
Man to Death |
|
21-July 2008 |
PCHR Calls for Investigation into Police Shooting of a Young Man |
|
16-July 2008 |
As Palestinian Military Court
Sentences 2 People to Death, PCHR Calls upon President Abbas to reject Ruling,
and for Abolition of Death Penalty in OPT |
|
14-July 2008 |
PCHR Condemns Interference of
the Ministry of Interior and Security Forces in Election Affairs of the Women’s
Arab Union in Nablus |
|
08-July 2008 |
PCHR Condemns Attack on PNA Attorney-General |
|
08-July 2008 |
PCHR Condemns IOF Measures against Nablus Charities |
|
29-Jun. 2008 |
PCHR Calls for Investigation
into the Death of an Old Man in Suspicious Circumstances in a Police Station in
Deir al-Balah |
|
25-Jun. 2008 |
PCHR Submits Lawsuit against Israeli Officials via Spanish
National Court |
|
23-Jun. 2008 |
PCHR Commends UNICEF Stance
Against Illegal OPT Settlements |
|
16-Jun. 2008 |
PCHR Condemns Dispersing a
Peaceful Assembly in Rafah by Police and Hamas Activists Using Force
|
|
15-Jun. 2008 |
Stop This Tragedy! PCHR
Concerned Over Casualties Caused by Continuing Internal Explosions: 8
Palestinians, Including a Child, Killed and More than 40 Injured After Explosion
in Beit Lahia |
|
08-Jun. 2008 |
PCHR Opposes Anti-Democratic Council Appointments Policy in the Gaza Strip |
|
04-Jun. 2008 |
Woman Murdered by Relatives to
“Maintain Family Honor” |
|
03-Jun. 2008 |
7 Injured, including 2 Children, by Palestinian Security Forces
in Beit Foriek near Nablus |
|
25-May 2008 |
PCHR Condemns Detention of 2
Journalists by Police in Gaza |
|
25-May 2008 |
PCHR Warns against the Continued Militarizing of Society, Hamas
Members Takeover the Khan Yunis Youth Club |
|
21-May 2008 |
PCHR Seriously Concerned by
Abductions and Interrogations of Palestinians by Al-Quds Battalions |
|
20-May 2008 |
PCHR Concerned by Detention of Khan Yunis Governor and Fatah Activists by Gaza
Internal Security Apparatus |
|
19-May 2008 |
Man Killed by Palestinian Police
in Rafah |
|
15-May 2008 |
