Ref: 52/2016 On Monday, 17 October 2016, Gaza Court of First Instance issued 2 death sentences against 2 persons charged with murder. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) reiterates its position rejecting the death penalty and condemns the excessive application of this punishment by Gaza...
Ref: 51/2016The Palestinian security services in the Gaza Strip banned "Patriots to End the Split" Conference that was scheduled on Saturday, 15 October 2016. The conference was organized by a group of public figures that declared it aim at putting an end to the Palestinian...
Ref: 39/2016 On Thursday, 13 October 2016, PCHR concluded the fourth training course for young lawyers in the field of Family Law to help them to practice the profession before Shari’a courts. This training course was attended by 26 female and male lawyers and held between...
Ref: 38/2016On Thursday, 13 October 2016, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) received a delegation from the Norwegian Representative Office to the Palestinian Authority (PA). The delegation comprised of Hans Oseas Langaker, Second Secretary and Political Affairs Official, and Tor Erik Gjerde, Head of Developmental...
Ref: 50/2016 On Sunday, 16 October 2016, Khan Younis Court of First Instance issued a death sentence against a man charged with murder. PCHR reiterates its position rejecting the death penalty and condemns the excessive application of this punishment by Gaza judiciary in light of the...
Israeli forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) (06 - 12 October 2016) Israeli forces continued to use excessive force in the oPt 2 Palestinian civilians were killed in occupied Jerusalem. 6 civilians were wounded in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.Israeli Forces Target the Border...
World Day against Death Penalty, 10 October 2016 The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) "On the World Day against Death Penalty, we stress that our struggle will continue on all levels to abolish this penalty… We believe, as everybody else do, the purpose of this punishment is...
Following disengagement from the Gaza Strip in September 2005, Israel unilaterally and illegally established a so-called “buffer zone”, an area prohibited to Palestinians along the land and sea borders of the Gaza Strip. The precise area designated by Israel as a “buffer zone” is not...
Ref:37-2016 On Thursday, 06 October 2016, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) organized a workshop titled "Al-Aqsa University Crisis in the Gaza Strip and Solution Mechanisms". The workshop aimed to discuss the developments relating to al-Aqsa University crisis in the Gaza Strip and looking for...
Ref: 48/2016On Wednesday, 05 October 2016, Israeli Naval Forces intercepted and confiscated al-Zaitounah Boat to break the closure while sailing within 40 nautical miles off the Gaza Strip Shore. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the blatant attack against the boat manned...
