Ref: 43/2013 On Sunday morning, 16 June 2013, Mr. Jaber Wishah, Deputy Director of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) for Branches Affairs, received Ms. Claude Lèostic, President of the French NGO’s Platform for Palestine, and Mr. Maxime Guimberteau, Communication Officer of the Platform, in PCHR’s head office in...
Ref: 63/2013On Sunday morning, 16 June 2013, Gaza Supreme Court held its 3rd session to consider the complaint submitted by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) against the Interior Ministry to disclose the reasons for preventing PCHR's staff from traveling to the West Bank via Beit Hanoun (Erez)...
Ref: 41/2013 On Thursday, 13 June 2013, PCHR organized, in coordination with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), a field tour for Mr. Alistair Burt, British Minister for the Middle East, in the “buffer zone” in northwest of Beit Lahiah. The Minister and the accompanying delegation, including Sir Vincent Fean, the...
Ref: 42/2013 Director of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) and lawyer, Raji Sourani, has expressed his appreciation before the UN Human Rights Council for the report presented by Richard Folk, Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt),Sourani stated that the report was objective and highly professional. He added...
Fact Sheet Israeli Attacks on Fishermen in the Gaza Sea The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) documented 29 attacks launched by the Israeli forces against Palestinian fishermen during the reporting period (01 March – 31 May 2013),[1] including 29 shooting incidents in which a fisherman was wounded; and 2 chase operations...
Israeli forces dismantle a tent set up by Palestinian civilians on a plot of land that is threatened to be confiscated in Canaan village near HebronIsraeli forces continue systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) Israeli forces have continued to open fire...
Majed Fadel Hassan Baker (53) is a fisherman from the Gaza Strip. Having been a fisherman since the age of 10, he has borne witness to the sharp decline of the fishing industry in the Gaza Strip in recent years. Majed’s weathered skin shows evidence of a life...
Ref: 40/2013 For the 23rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, taking place in Geneva from 27 May - 14 June 2013, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), the Arab Organization for Human Rights and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, jointly submitted a written statement, entitled “No justice or...
Dear PCHR friends,Please find The Campaign for The Right to Enter the oPt’s recent report on Israel’s arbitrary restrictions on entry of foreign academics attached to this email.The report is titled “Academia Undermined: Israeli Restrictions on Foreign National Academics in Palestinian Higher Education Institutions”. It emphasizes on Israel’s unclear and...
Ref: 40/2013 For the 23rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, taking place in Geneva from 27 May - 14 June 2013, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), the Arab Organization for Human Rights and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, jointly submitted a...
