Ref: 76/2011 On Thursday, 03 November 2011, the Training Unit of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) concluded a training course on human rights and democracy, conducted in cooperation with civil society organizations in Khan Yunis. The 20-hour training course was held in PCHR's sub-office in Khan Yunis from 30...
Ref: 74/2011 On Monday 03 November 2011, the Permanent Military Court in Gaza held the seventh session in Gaza City to consider the case relating to the death of the Italian solidarity activist, Vittorio Arrigoni. Lawyers from the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) attended the session in their capacity...
Ref: 75/2011 From 5-7 November, 2011, the third session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine will convene in Cape Town, South Africa. The session will address the question: “Are Israeli practices against the Palestinian people in breach of the prohibition on Apartheid under international law?” Mr. Raji Sourani, lawyer and Director...
A greenhouse in Khan Yunis bombarded by Israeli warplanes, 30 October 2011Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Escalate Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Gaza Strip 12 Palestinian resistance activists were killed and 5 others were wounded by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip.3 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were...
House Effort to Turn International Solidarity Into Terrorism Draws Sharp Criticism from Human Rights [email protected] 2, 2011 - Two boats carrying twenty-seven human rights activists from five countries, including the United States, have made it to international waters and are headed to Gaza. Today, the flotilla...
Ref: 73/2011 On Wednesday, 02 November 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights' (PCHR) Economic and Social Rights Unit organized a workshop titled "Conditions of Health Services Provided to Children in the Gaza Strip" in al-Quds Hotel in Gaza City. A number of representatives from the civil society organizations and...
Ref: 72/2011 On Wednesday, 02 November 2011, the Democratic Development Unit of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) organized a panel discussion on the right to peaceful assembly under the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) in cooperation with the National Association of Democracy and Law in Rafah in the southern...
The so-called “buffer zone” is a military no-go area that extends along the entire northern and eastern perimeter of the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, inside Palestinian territory, as well as at sea. The precise areas designated by Israel as “buffer zone” are unknown; changing Israeli policy is typically...
Ref: 72/2011 On Wednesday, 02 November 2011, the Democratic Development Unit of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) organized a panel discussion on the right to peaceful assembly under the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) in cooperation with the National Association of Democracy and Law in Rafah in the southern...
Ref: 110/2011 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) welcomes the decision taken by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to admit Palestine as a full member in UNESCO. PCHR views this decision as a major step in the Palestine people’s struggle for the realization of...
