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What's New? Press Releases

 
 

 
Weekly Report

 During the reporting period, 5 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children, were wounded by IOF gunfire in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.  (25 June- 01 July  2008)

  

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Aftermath

In this new series of personal testimonies, PCHR looks at the aftermath of Israel’s 22 day offensive on the Gaza Strip, and the ongoing impact it is having on the civilian population.

Aftermath (8) Life is blind pdf  05 May 2009

 
 
 Narratives Under Siege

In order to highlight the impact of the siege and closure of the Gaza Strip on the civilian population, PCHR is publishing a series of "Narratives Under Siege." These short articles are based on personal testimonies and experiences of life in the Gaza Strip, and we hope they will serve to highlight the restrictions, and the violations, being imposed on the civilians of Gaza.  Narratives Under Siege (23): ‘The Israelis Attack us Every Day’ (pdf)  05 November 2008

  
 
 
What's New? Position Paper

PCHR Position Paper:PCHR has Reservations about Regulations Adopted in the Context of Ongoing Political Fragmentation 23 June 2009
PCHR Position Paper: Controversy over End of Presidential Term in Office pdf
PCHR Calls On the International Community to Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza 21 January 2008

 

 Update

 Universal Jurisdiction

 The Case Against Impunity 

 

 information on boycott, divestment and sanctions
 

PCHR Position Paper:PCHR has Reservations about Regulations Adopted in the Context of Ongoing Political Fragmentation 23 June 2009
 
 

A PCHR New Report  investigation into Palestinian children killed by Israeli Forces in the Gaza Strip . 27 Dec. 2008 - 18 Jan. 2009
 

Joint Statement: Palestinian and Israeli Human Rights Organisations call for End to International Donor Complicity in Israeli Violations of International Law
 

 

Report of the Independent Fact Finding Committee on Gaza as Commissioned by the League of Arab States, 30 April 2009.
 

A List of Victims of the Israeli Military Offensive on the Gaza Strip (27 December 2008 – 18 January 2009)  (Update 19 March 2009)
 

All Of Our Humanity Is At Stake

 

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OVERVIEW

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is an Non Government Organisation (NGO) based in Gaza City. The Centre is a non-profit company, dedicated to protecting human rights, promoting the rule of law and upholding democratic principles in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).  It holds Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations and is an affiliate of the International Commission of Jurists, the Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH), and the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network. PCHR was a recipient of the 1996 French Republic Award for Human Rights.

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Issues in focus

Security Chaos and Misuse of Weapons. last update  11-06-09

PNA and the Death Penalty

Al-Mentar Newsletter (Arabic)
 

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What's New? Reports
The State of Gaza Strip Border Crossings 25 December 2008 – 10 March 2009 16 Mar. 2009

A PCHR report on attacks perpetrated by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) against Palestinian medical personnel during the IOF military offensive in Gaza pdf 13 Jan. 2009

‘Blood on Their Hands’ Report on Child Killings by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in the Gaza Strip. June 2007 -June 2008 October 2008
What's New? Interventions

Letter to Ms. Louise Arbour High Commissioner for Human Rights 06 March 2008

Joint Written Statement Submitted by Human Rights Organization to UN Human Rights Council February 2008
Links to Reports from other Links

International Solidarity with Gaza

PCHR works in solidarity with human rights and humanitarian agencies around the world who seek to highlight the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), and the humanitarian effects of the continuing siege and closure of the Gaza Strip.

 
International Activities & Solidarity
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