Ref: 11/2013 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) calls upon the Attorney General in Gaza to conduct an investigation into the circumstances of the death of Mahrous Fat'hi Nassar, who was being held in Sheikh Radwan detention facility, in the north of Gaza City, prior to his death. According to investigations...
Israeli soldiers arrest a Palestinian in Jenin 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 of the Gaza Strip2 Palestinian children were wounded in the northern Gaza Strip; the...
Jumana stands outside her family home in Rafah Jumana Alaa’ Shahada Abu Jazar (11) was just 4 months old when her mother died and, shortly afterwards, her father was imprisoned in an Israeli jail. Alaa’ (37) was arrested while accompanying his father to Israel for medical treatment. Jumana has not been...
Fact Sheet Israeli Attacks on Fishermen in the Gaza Sea The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) documented 15 attacks launched by the Israeli Occupation Forces against Palestinian fishermen during the reporting period (1– 31 January 2013),[1] including 14 shooting incidents and 1 chase operation which led to the arrest of 3...
Field Update The Palestinian Medical Relief Office, which is located west of Gaza, was stormed and robbed by unidentified persons last Wednesday. This attack reflects the state of security, chaos, and assault on the rule of law in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). According to investigations conducted by the Palestinian Center for...
Ref: 5/2013 On Monday, 4 February 2013, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) made a written submission, in the form of an Individual Complaint, to Ms. Magdalena Sepulveda Carmona, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, which draws attention to the case of Ramadan Daoud...
This factsheet describes violations of children's rights in the Gaza Strip in accordance with the Monitoring & Reporting Mechanism on grave violations of children’s rights in situations of armed conflict, which was adopted by the Security Council in its Resolution No. 1612 (2005). This Mechanism requires monitoring and documentation of...
Ref: 5/2013 On Monday, 4 February 2013, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) made a written submission, in the form of an Individual Complaint, to Ms. Magdalena Sepulveda Carmona, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, which draws attention to thecase...
Ref: 10/2013 In January 2013 the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission has submitted its report to the Human Rights Council which, in April 2012, had established and mandated the mission to ‘investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the human rights of the Palestinian people throughout the...
Ref: 10/2013 In January 2013 the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission has submitted its report to the Human Rights Council which, in April 2012, had established and mandated the mission to ‘investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the human rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East...
