This report documents the impact of the ongoing Israeli-imposed siege on Palestinian civilians, which affected their economic and social life during the reporting period. The report addresses the state of commercial crossings and the movement of persons during the reporting period. The report refutes Israeli’s claim that they have eased the...
Ref: 38/2012 Today morning, 30 April 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) challenged the constitutionality of the decision taken by the Council of Ministers in Gaza No. 229 of 2011 before the Supreme Court in Gaza, in its capacity as a constitutional court. The decision amended the Council of...
Ref: 50/2012 The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns continued Israeli attacks against Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip, and expresses concerns of the latest of attacks, as Israeli naval troops have arrested 6 fishermen and confiscated their fishing boat and equipment. According to investigations conducted by PCHR,...
Israel has subject the Gaza Strip to a closure policy since 1991, however, its current, most extreme form, has been applied continuously since 14 June 2007, following the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip. Despite the effects of Operation Cast Lead, the closure regime has been continuously applied. Today,...
Field Update On Friday, 27 April 2012, Mo’men Mureed Shamallakh, 23, from Sheikh ‘Ejlin neighborhood in the southwest of Gaza City, was killed when he intervened to settle a dispute between the families of ‘Abdul Jawad and al-Burno. This incident is part of the state of the state of...
"The right to a remedy:Pursuit of reparations in response to violations of international law" April 2012 (pdf) PCHR_Memorandum_april2012Download ...
"The right to a remedy:Pursuit of reparations in response to violations of international law" April 2012 (pdf) PCHR_Memorandum_april2012-1Download ...
Ref: 49/2012 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is concerned over the lives of two administrative detainees, Bilal Diab and Tha'er Halahla, who have been on hunger strike for two months. PCHR holds the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible for their lives and calls upon the international community to exert...
Israeli forces destroy agricultural facilities in Hebron Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) IOF use force to disperse peaceful protest organized by Palestinian civilians in the West Bank.A Palestinian civilian was wounded. IOF arrested 6 demonstrators, including two photojournalists and two Israeli...
Ref: 47/2012The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is concerned over the restrictions imposed by the Internal Security Service (ISS) against lawyers' visits to their clients, who are detained at detention centers of the ISS, which is considered a violation of legal principles. In the past few days, PCHR's...
