Ref: 32/2013On Sunday, 24 March 2013, the Military Court in Gaza City sentenced F.A.A. (23), a civilian servant from the northern Gaza Strip town of Jabalya, to death by hanging. The court convicted F.A.A. of spying in favor of an enemy entity, in violation of the Palestinian Revolutionary...
Ref: 33/2013 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the Ministry of Interior's decision to prevent Amal Hamad, a member of the Central Committee of the Fatah movement, from travelling to the West Bank via Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing in the northern Gaza Strip. PCHR calls upon the Attorney...
Ref: 34/2013The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) seriously condemns the Israeli forces' announcement of its decision to again reduce the allowed fishing range in the Gaza Strip's seawaters from 6 nautical miles to 3 nautical miles and also the extension of the buffer zone...
In February 2013, the Israeli Southern Central Court in Be’er Sheva dismissed 14 civil claims cases brought before it by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR). These cases sought compensation and reparations for the deaths, injuries, and material losses suffered by Palestinian civilians due...
Israeli settlers destroy 120 olive trees in Qaryout village, southeast of Nablus Israeli Forces Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the occupied Palestinian territory oPt A Palestinian civilian from al-Ram village, north of occupied Jerusalem, died from earlier tear gas inhalation. A Palestinian boy was seriously wounded in the west...
In February 2013, the Israeli Southern Central Court in Be’er Sheva dismissed 14 civil claims cases brought before it by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR). These cases sought compensation and reparations for the deaths, injuries, and material losses suffered by Palestinian civilians due to alleged violations of...
Mahmoud Mohammed Jarboa (52), a fisherman from Beach Camp, Gaza City Mahmoud Mohammed Jarboa (52) is a fisherman from Beach Camp, Gaza City, and a father of ten children, seven sons and three daughters. Mahmoud relies on the income he and his sons make from fishing to support 21 dependents....
Ref: 18/2013 The delegation of Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), which consists of families of Palestinian prisoners, concluded its international tour and traveled back to Gaza on 15 March 2013. The delegation, which included 2 mothers of Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli jails and 2 ex-prisoners who served several years...
Field Update On Sunday, 17 March 2013, 3 people were injured when an explosive detonated in a restaurant in Jabaliya region of the Gaza Strip. The people who planted the explosive have not been identified yet. This incident reflects the situation of proliferation of weapons and the violations of the rule...
Field Update On Friday, 15 March 2013, 4 civilians, including 2 children, were injured due to the use of firearms in a dispute that broke out among family members in al-Shujaiyah neighborhood in the east of Gaza City. This incident demonstrates the proliferation of weapons and increase in violations of the...
