Ref: 74/2017On Sunday morning, medical resources at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, declared the death of prisoner (A. S. F), after he was referred to al-Shifa Hospital from al-Shuja’iyia police station. The prisoner was serving a 1-year sentence in jail on grounds of theft. The...
Ref: 38/2017 With the participation of 32 persons, including 17 females, representing activists, lawyers, media workers, and freedom of opinion and expression defenders, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) concluded on Wednesday, 21 May 2017, a training course on the freedom of opinion and expression....
The Israeli closure imposed on the Gaza Strip for the 11th consecutive year continues, and in August the crossings surrounding the Gaza Strip witnessed further restrictions, refuting the Israeli claims of easing the closure.The full report is available online at:Closer_Aug_2017_en...
Field Update Today Morning, 24 September 2017, a civilian was killed after unknown persons opened fire at him in Nablus. This is part of the state of proliferation of weapons and assault on the rule of law in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).According to investigations conducted...
Ref: 73/2017 H. (19), from al-Daraj neighborhood, east of Gaza city, jumped off 4th floor of the Gaza Prosecution while interrogating him on a crime he was accused of and was dead on arrival. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) expresses deep sorrow for this...
20 September 2017Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Hold Press Conference to Declare Submission of Forth Substantive Communication to ICC on Israeli Settlement Activity in oPtOn Wednesday noon, 20 September 2017, the four Palestinian human rights organizations (Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), al-Haq Organization, al-Mezan Center...
Israeli forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)(14- 19 September 2017) 7 Palestinian civilians, including a child , were wounded in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Israeli forces continued to target the border areas in the Gaza Strip and no casualties were reported...
19 September 2017 The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) organized a workshop on media freedoms in light of PCHR's legal review of the Electronic Crimes Law. The workshop titled as "Legal Review of 2017 Electronic Crimes Law in light of International Standards on Freedom of...
Ref: 37/2017 On Saturday 16 September 2017, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) received a delegation from MISEREOR. The delegation comprised of Bernhard Schafer, Officer of Joint Initiative on International Humanitarian Law in the Middle East; Ralph Allgaire, Press Officer, and Dr. Volker Riehl, Berlin...
The Hague, 20 September 2017: Today, four Palestinian human rights organisations submitted their fourth substantive communication to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, alleging that high-level Israeli civilian and military officials have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in the occupied West Bank...
