Press ReleasePCHR welcomes the release of Dr Abed Aziz El RamtisiDate: 8 February 2000 Ref: 14/2000Yesterday afternoon, 7 February 2000, the Palestinian police released Dr. Abed El Rantisi more than four months after the court decision for his release. On 27 September 1999, the Central...
Press ReleaseThe International Commission of Jurists Delegation to Observe the Conditions of the Judiciary in Gaza holds a Workshop on the Role of Judiciary in Civil SocietyDate: 24th January 2000 Ref: 10/2000 Today, the International Commission of Jurists delegation ended its mission to observe the...
Press ReleaseThe International Commission of Jurists’ Delegation continues its Mission Observing the Situation of the Judiciary in GazaDate: 23 January 2000Ref: 8/2000On Saturday 22 January 2000, the third day of PCHR’s hosting of the International Commission of Jurists’ delegation headed by Mr Adama Dieng, the...
Press ReleaseAs a result of disgraceful negligence an UNRWA school student dies after falling into sewage hole.Date: 23 January 2000 Ref: 7/2000 On 22 January 2000, the female child Nariman Sami Mohammed Badawi, 8 years old from El Nussirat camp in Gaza, died after falling...
Press ReleaseThe International Commission of Jurists ( ICJ) Delegation visit Settlement Areas- Visit to the Refugee Camps -Meeting with former Detainees - Opening of PCHR's Field Office in Khan YounisRef: 5/2000Date: January 21, 2000On 21/1/2000, the ICJ Delegation , carried out a tour of the...
Press releaseMission of International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Delegation in Gaza Reference: 4/2000Date: January 20, 2000On 20/1/2000, PCHR received the delegation of the International Commission of Jurists from Geneva, headed by Adama Dieng, the ICJ Secretary General. The same day, the delegation met with...
Press ReleaseThe Norwegian Minister of Justice visits PCHR.Date: 15 January 2000 Ref: 2/2000This afternoon the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights received The Norwegian Minister of Justice and Police, Mr Odd Einnar Dorum, accompanied by a delegation from the Ministry and from the Norwegian Representative Office...
If You Were A Gazan…….. A Personal Account of the Restrictions on the Freedom of MovementHamdi Shaqqura The Palestinian Center for Human Rights If you were a Palestinian resident of the Gaza Strip, you would be confronted with heavy restrictions on your freedom of movement. Even a family...
PCHR’s Annual Reports contain information on the overall human rights situation in the Gaza Strip, a summary of the Centre’s activities and a financial statement. Annual Report 1999 Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) has issued its Annual Report for 1999 that covers the period of 1...
Press ReleaseTwo Palestinians Killed by Israeli SoldiersDate: 15 December 1999 Ref: 126/99In a further escalation in the excessive use of force by the Israeli army, Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians on the evening of 13 December 1999. The shooting took place in the village...
