Ref: 64/2011 Yesterday and this morning, the Israeli Navy attacked Olivia Boat, which monitors the situation at Gaza seashore, in addition to Palestinian fishing boats. According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 09:30 on Wednesday, 13 July 2011, the Israeli Navy opened fire at 8 Palestinian fishing boats, as well...
Palestinian civilians check the damage incurred to a brick factory in the east of Gaza City that was bombarded by Israeli warplanes, 10 July 2011Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) · A Palestinian civilian was killed by IOF in the...
Ref: 46/2011 Today morning, 12 July 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) received Mr. Chris Greenshields, the Representative of Canada to the Palestinian Authority, in its head office in Gaza City. Hamdi Shaqqura, PCHR's Deputy Director for the Program Affairs, and Iyad al-Alami, PCHR's Deputy Director for the Administrative...
Ref: 63/2011 The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) closely observes the developments related to the elections of the Palestinian Bar Association's Council, which is scheduled to be held on Saturday, 16 July 2011. PCHR is gravely concerned over the ramifications of a decision by the President Mahmoud 'Abbas on...
Field Update This morning, unknown persons set fire to the entrance of Ma'an News Agency's office located on the fifth floor of Shawa and Hussari tower building in al-Wihda Street west of Gaza City causing damage, according to information available to Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR). PCHR condemns...
Ref: 45/2011 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is participating in the July 2011 High-Level Segment of UN-ECOSOC on the implementation of education related Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in the United Nations Development Agenda. Below is the transcript of an oral intervention given by Davide Tundo of PCHR regarding...
Israeli settlers from "Yits'har" settlement set fire to Palestinian land south of NablusIsraeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) · Two Palestinians were killed by an Israeli air strike in the central Gaza Strip.- A third Palestinian was wounded in the...
This report documents the impact of the ongoing Israel-imposed siege on Palestinian civilians, which affects their economic and social conditions. The report addresses the state of commercial crossings and crossings assigned to the movement of persons. It refutes Israel’s claims of easing the blockade which has been imposed for five...
This report documents the impact of the ongoing Israel-imposed siege on Palestinian civilians, which affects their economic and social conditions. The report addresses the state of commercial crossings and crossings assigned to the movement of persons. It refutes Israel’s claims of easing the blockade which has been imposed for five...
Field Update The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is gravely concerned that unknown persons, claiming to be members of the Palestinian police general investigation department, seized a car belonging to the al-Sarraj’s family from inside the house of Dr. Eyad al-Sarraj, Chairman of Gaza Community Mental Health Program, in...
