Ref: 08/2013 On Thursday, 14 February 2013, the Economic and Social Unit of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) organized a workshop titled: "Health Services in the Gaza Strip: The Case of Shifa Hospital." The workshop was held in the Commodore Hotel in Gaza City, where representatives of the...
Ref: 07/2013 On Thursday, 14 February 2013, the Training Unit of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) concluded a training course in the field of international human rights law and international humanitarian law at al-Azhar University in Gaza. The 16-hour training course was held at PCHR's head office in...
Israeli soldiers at al-Jalama checkpoint near Jenin during clashes with some young men who gathered near the checkpoint – 08 February 2013 Israeli Forces Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) The Israeli forces continued to open fire at the Palestinian civilians in the border area...
Field UpdateThis morning, a child died from an injury he sustained yesterday when he mishandled a home-made bomb fuse. This morning also, 3 children were injured by the explosion of a similar object in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun. These incidents are part of the phenomenon...
The Gaza Strip has often been called an “open air prison” in light of the illegal closure imposed on it by the Israeli authorities. However, the territory became a prison for many Palestinians long before the closure came into effect. In the early stages of the occupation of the...
Field Update On Tuesday evening, 12 February 2013, 2 children were injured by the explosion of a suspicious object in their family’s house in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City. This incident is part of the phenomenon of the proliferation of weapons in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). ...
Ref: 12/2013 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns Israeli forces’ continuous attacks against Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip seawaters. PCHR is deeply concerned about the rise in such violations that have resulted in yet another incident in which the Israeli forces arrested 4 fishermen and confiscated a fishing...
Ref: 05/2013 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), in its capacity as a local observation body accredited by the Central Elections Commission (CEC), began monitoring the voter registry update in the Gaza Strip on Monday, 11 February 2013. PCHR's observation team, consisting of 28 members, and PCHR’s fieldworkers are liaising...
Field Update On Monday, 11 February 2013, a man was killed and a bystander injured when gunmen fired at them in al-Bireh in the West Bank. This incident is demonstrative of the situation of security chaos, misuse of weapons, and assaults on the rule of law which prevails in...
A/HRC/22/46 Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, Raquel Rolnik...
