Ref: 77/2012 On Tuesday morning, 17 July 2012, the Ministry of Interior implemented death sentences by hanging against 3 Palestinians after convicting them of murders. PCHR condemns the implementation of death sentences in Gaza, and emphasizes that the ratification of death sentences is an exclusive power granted under the Code...
Ref: 77/2012 On Tuesday morning, 17 July 2012, the Ministry of Interior implemented death sentences by hanging against 3 Palestinians after convicting them of murders. PCHR condemns the implementation of death sentences in Gaza, and emphasizes that the ratification of death sentences is an exclusive power granted under the Code...
Fact SheetJune 2012Following disengagement from the Gaza Strip in September 2005, Israel has unilaterally and illegally established a so-called “buffer zone”, an area prohibited to Palestinians along the land and sea borders of the Gaza Strip. The precise area designated by Israel as a “buffer zone” is unknown and...
Ref: 68/2012 On 15 July 2012, a delegation of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) testified before the UN Special Committee to Investigate into Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories. PCHR was represented by PCHR’s Deputy Director for...
Ref: 69/2012 On 16 July 2012, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights’ (PCHR) Director, Raji Sourani, met with the new Director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza, Robert Turner. The meeting addressed the situation of human rights in the Gaza Strip, as well as developments in this area in view...
Ref: 67/2012Today, 15 July 2012, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) organized a closing ceremony concluding the activities of the international criminal law moot court competition that lasted for 2 days. The ceremony concluded by announcing the winning team which is comprised of 5 students from al-Azhar University....
Ref: 66/2012 On Saturday morning, 14 July 2012, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) inaugurated the first day of the International Criminal Law Moot Court Competition. The Court's Tribunal is comprised of: Judge Kalthoum Kennou, President of the Association of Tunisian Judges, President of the Jury; Mr. Alaa...
Ref: 65/2012 On Thursday, 12 July 2012, the Training Unit of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) concluded a training course in the field of human rights in cooperation with the Palestinian Academy for Education and Training in Khan Yunis. The course was held in the Academy’s hall in...
Ref: 64/2012 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) will organize on Saturday and Sunday 14 and 15 July 2012 the activities of the International Criminal Law Moot Court Competition, concluding the first International Criminal Law Moot Court Competition in the Gaza Strip. Besides inauguration, the first day will include three rounds...
Ref: 63/2012 On Monday 9th July, a delegation from the European Commission’s Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO), led by their Head of Office for West Bank and Gaza, Mamar Merzouk, visited the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights' (PCHR). The delegation was received by Deputy Director for Program...
