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,...
Ref: 22/2012 On Sunday, 26 February 2012, the Democratic Development Unit (DDU) of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) organized two meetings in cooperation with local NGOs in the northern Gaza Strip. The first meeting was held in the office of Fursan al-Ghad (Tomorrow’s Knights) Youth Association in...
Ref: 24/2012 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is concerned for the life of Hana’ Shalabi, a detainee in Israeli jails who has been on hunger strike for approximately 2 weeks. PCHR calls upon the international community to pressurize Israel to release Shalabi, who has been placed under administrative detention, primarily...
Ref: 23/2012 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the crime committed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), resulting in the death of a Palestinian who was participating in a peaceful demonstration in al-Ram village, north of Occupied Jerusalem, in protest of attempts by IOF and settlers to storm the al-Aqsa...
Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination February 2012 (pdf)PCHR-CERD-Submission-Feb-2012Download ...
Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian civilians in Nabi Saleh village, northwest of RamallahIsraeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) IOF have continued bombardments and shootings in the Gaza Strip.IOF implemented 5 airstrikes and fired 9 missiles.14 civilians, including 2...
On Tuesday, 21 February 2012, the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) and the Palestinian Centre for Human on Rights (PCHR) concluded a training course titled "Martyr Ahmed Said Habboush" on human rights and justice mechanisms for activists of the Syrian civil society. The training aimed at preparing activists...
We call upon you to exert all possible influence and pressure on the Israeli Authorities to immediately release detainee Khader Adnan, whose life is in immediate danger as he has been on a hunger strike for the past 64 days. The arbitrary detention of Adnan commenced on 17 December 2011,...
Ref: 22/2012The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is concerned for the life of Khader Adnan, a detainee in Israeli jails, who has been on hunger strike for more than two months. PCHR calls upon the international community to pressurize Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) to release Adnan, who has...
Ref: 21/2012 On Thursday, 16 February 2012, the Gaza Court of Cassation rejected an appeal submitted by Mohammed Ahmed Baraka, 49, from the central Gaza Strip town of Deir al-Balah, who was sentenced by Deir al-Balah Court of First Instance on 30 May 2010 to death by hanging. Baraka, whose...
