Ref: 31/2016 [caption id="attachment_8165" align="alignnone" width="187"] Rajab Khalid Rajab Abu Riyalah (30)[/caption]On Tuesday, 31 May 2016, Israeli navy forces opened fire at 5 fishermen on board of two fishing boats and wounded 2 of them, after which, Israeli navy forces arrested the 5 fishermen and confiscated...
Israeli forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) (26 May – 01 June 2016)[caption id="attachment_8161" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Hebron – Israeli Forces Arrest Palestinian Civilian.[/caption] Israeli forces continued to use excessive force in the oPt A Palestinian civilian was wounded in al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north...
Ref: 30-2016On Tuesday, 31 May 2016, security services in the Gaza Strip implemented 3 death sentences that were previously issued by the judicial authority in the Gaza Strip without the ratification of the Palestinian President. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns this...
Ref: 29/2016On Wednesday, 25 May 2016, the Change and Reform Bloc took a decision to "consider the final death sentences, which were issued according to the fair trial standards and exhausted all challenge mechanisms, as ratified and enforceable". This step was taken to pave the...
Israeli forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) (19– 25 May 2016)[caption id="attachment_8151" align="aligncenter" width="377"] Jerusalem – Israeli Forces Establish Checkpoints at Entrances to Hezma Village. Photo taken by Mahmoud Elayan[/caption]Israeli forces continued to use excessive force in the oPt A Palestinian girl child...
Published on May 19, 2016While stakeholders are often busy searching for political solutions to the long-lasted Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the human rights situation, especially in the Palestinian territories, have deteriorated. Several initiatives, peace accords and proposals for long-term solutions have failed, aggravating the situation for civilians...
Ref: 28/2016The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the Israeli escalation of attacks against fishermen in the Gaza Sea; the last of which was against a group of fishing boats in the northern Gaza Sea. During this attack, Israeli naval forces arrested 10...
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: 22/2016 On Monday, 16 May 2016, Raji Sourani, Director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) started an international advocacy mission in Sweden. As part of this visit, Sourani held a series of meetings with representatives of the Swedish government, Swedish International Development Cooperation...
Israeli forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) (12 – 18 May 2016)[caption id="attachment_8132" align="aligncenter" width="329"] Jerusalem – Israeli Forces Demolish House in Sho'fat Village, 8 Civilians Rendered Homeless.[/caption] Israeli forces continued to use excessive force in the oPt 7 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children,...
