Ref: 108/2009 Date: 16 October 2009 Time: 15:00 GMT First Step Towards Justice: Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution Endorsing Goldstone Report’s Findings and Recommendations On 16 October 2009, the twelfth Special Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a Resolution condemning Israel’s illegal actions as an...
Ref: 107/2009Date: 16 October 2009Time: 09:00 GMT PCHR Welcomes Hamas Decision to Investigate Allegations of War Crimes, Comply With Goldstone ReportThe Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) welcomes Hamas’ decision to endorse the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission (the Goldstone Report), and their...
Ref: 47/2009Date: 15 October 2009 PCHR Director Attends 12th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Meeting of International Commission of Jurist’s Executive Committee, and Meets with ICC Prosecutor and Palestinian Minister of Justice (Ramallah)On 15 and 16 October 2009, Mr. Sourani will make...
GE.09-16627UNITEDNATIONSAGeneral AssemblyDistr.GENERALA/HRC/S-12/NGO/414 October 2009ENGLISH ONLYHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILTwelfth special session15 - 16 October 2009Agenda item 7HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN PALESTINEAND OTHER OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIESJoint written statement* submitted by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), the BADIL Resource Centre for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Al-Haq...
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and Continue to Impose Illegal Blockade on the Gaza Strip · A Palestinian child died from wounds inflicted by IOF in Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron. · IOF wounded 4 Palestinian civilians in...
Ref: 39/2008 Date: 13 October 2008PCHR organizes a Training Course on International Human Rights Law for Young Female JournalistsOn 12 October 2008, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) launched a training course on the international human rights law. Today is the second consecutive...
Ref: 106/2009Date: 11 October 2009Time: 13:30 GMT PCHR: Universities Must Be Kept Out of Political ConflictThe Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is deeply concerned over a decision taken by the Ministry of Education in the Gaza Government to replace the presidents of al-Aqsa University in...
Ref: 46/2009Date: 08 October 2009 On the Occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, PCHR and OHCHR Organize a Conference Titled “Death Penalty in OPT” In cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights...
Ref: 45/2009Date: 08 October 2009 PCHR Director Speaks At Regional Human Rights, Democracy and Good Governance Conference; attends Meeting of Experts on Accountability for International CrimesOn 5 and 6 October, Mr. Raji Sourani, Director, Palestinian Center for Human Rights, attended a conference organized by the...
Ref: 105/2009Date: 08 October 2009Time: 08:30 GMT Military Court in Gaza Issues Death Sentence; PCHR Urges President not to Ratify Sentence On Wednesday, 07 October 2009, the Permanent Military Court in Gaza, headed by Judge Ayman 'Imad al-Din, sentenced Saleem Mohammed Saleem al-Nabahin, 27, from al-Boreij...
