Ref: 145/2011 Today marks the third anniversary of the commencement of Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s 27 December 2008 – 18 January 2009 offensive on the Gaza Strip. 27 December also marks the anniversary of the single bloodiest day in the history of the occupation; on this day three years ago...
OverviewThe Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) submitted 490 criminal complaints, on behalf of 1,046 victims, to the Israeli Military Advocate General (MAG). These complaints alleged the commission of international crimes and requested the opening of a criminal investigation. The majority of complaints were submitted by mid-2009. The complaints submitted...
“For the upcoming anniversary of the war, me and other women who lost husbands in the attack plan to give gifts to orphans who lost their fathers during the war. The gifts will be inscribed with the words “On this day you are the beloved ones of your mother”....
Field Update On Monday, 26 December 2011, a man was killed when a bomb exploded in his house in Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. This incident is a part of the security chaos and misuse of weapons plaguing the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). According to investigation conducted...
Ref: 144/2011 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the killing of M. A. by one of her relatives in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City on Friday, 23 December 2011, to "maintain family honor." PCHR calls for bringing the perpetrators of such type of crimes to justice...
Ref: 144/2011 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the killing of M. A. by one of her relatives in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City on Friday, 23 December 2011, to "maintain family honor." PCHR calls for bringing the perpetrators of such type of crimes to justice...
Ref: 94/2011 On Friday evening, 23 December 2011, Lawyer Raji Sourani, Director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, met in Cairo with Mr. Khaled Mashal, Chairman of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). Sourani described the meeting as positive and constructive, and indicated that he felt...
A mosque in Burqa village near Ramallah which was burnt by Israeli settlersIsraeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) A Palestinian civilian was killed when he fell down from his bicycle as he was attempting to escape Israeli gunfire in...
Farming on land that has become almost impossible to farm is now daily reality for 62 year old Naeem El Laham, also known as Abu Mohammed. Together with his wife, 6 sons, 5 daughters and grandchildren he lives on his farm west of Khan Yunis. “Our farming land stretches out...
Field Update Yesterday, three children were injured in Tal al-Sultan neighborhood in Rafah were injured by shrapnel and sustained burns throughout their bodies due to the explosion of a suspicious object in a landfill of wastes. According to investigations conducted by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), at approximately 14:30 on Monday,...
