Ref: 116/2011 Tomorrow, 25 November 2011, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which was adopted by the UN in December 1999 to eliminate violence against women around the world and to urge governments and governmental and international organizations to organize activities to raise awareness on the magnitude...
Ref: 81/2011 On Wednesday, 23 November 2011, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) received three delegations in its head office in Gaza City from the Office of the European Union Representative, the Representative Office of Norway to the Palestinian Authority and the UNRWA Office in New York. In the morning,...
IOF Demolish Wells Used by Palestinian Farmers in HebronIsraeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Escalate Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Gaza Strip IOF have continued to use force against peaceful protests in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.3 Palestinians, including a media worker, were wounded in a peaceful demonstration in...
On Wednesday, 23 November 2011, the Independent Civil Society Mission to Libya concluded its work. The Mission was organised by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR), and the International Legal Aid Consortium (ILAC). It comprised two distinct units, a Training Team,...
Ref: 80/2011 On Tuesday, 22 November 2011, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) received a delegation from the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation headed by the Department Manager of Cooperation with the Mediterranean and the Arab World, José Luis Martín-Yagüe, in PCHR's head office in Gaza City. PCHR's Deputy Director...
Ref: 79/2011The training team of the Independent Civil Society Mission to Libya which includes members from the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) and the International Legal Aid Consortium (ILAC) continued their activities during the few last days. On 20 November...
Field Update Three Palestinians, including two children and a woman, were wounded and 15 houses were damaged when an explosive device blew up in a farm near a residential neighborhood in Deir al-Balah yesterday after dawn. In a separate incident, an old man was killed, as he shot himself by...
Ref: 78/2011 Saturday, 19 November 2011, marked the conclusion of the first training session undertaken by the Independent Civil Society Mission to Libya. Approximately 40 lawyers and human rights defenders based in Tripoli participated. A second training session targeting lawyers, the judiciary, and members of the prosecutor's office began on 20...
Ref: 115/2011 Today, 17th November 2011, the Independent Civil Society Mission to Libya begins its work. The Mission is organised by the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR), and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR). The Mission consists of two components: a Fact-Finding Mission, and a Training Team; it will...
Palestinians mourn during the funeral of Mohammed Kelani who was killed in an Israeli attack on a Palestinian Navy Site in the northern Gaza StripIsraeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Escalate Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Gaza Strip · 4 Palestinians, including a civilian, a member of the Palestinian Marine Police and two resistance activists,...
