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,...
Ref: 21/2016The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) published a new report as part of the series of the monthly "Closure Reports" addressing the latest developments of the state of the Gaza Strip border crossings in April 2016. The report documents the impact of the...
This report documents the impact of the ongoing Israel-imposed siege on Palestinian civilians, which affects their economic and social conditions. This report also reveals the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Thus, this report exposes the real conditions of the Gaza Strip's...
Ref: 27/2016The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the last night attack by Israeli naval forces against a number of fishermen in the Northern Gaza Sea. Israeli forces arrested 10 fishermen confiscated two fishing boats and drowning a third one, which fishermen later...
Ref: 20\2016 Malaga Legal Experts Conference "4" organized by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) was inaugurated in Spain on Saturday, 14 May 2016.The conference attended by international human rights organizations and lawyers aims at promoting networking and developing effective strategies to address the International...
12 May 2016Palestinian Human Rights Organization Council (PHROC) statement:As Palestinian refugees and internally displaced persons (approximately 66% of Palestinian population worldwide) enter the 69th year of forced displacement from, and within, their ancestral homeland, Israel continues to create intolerable living conditions which further swell the...
[caption id="attachment_8105" align="aligncenter" width="329"] Rafah: Israeli Airstrikes in Rafah City.[/caption] Israeli forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) (04 – 11 May 2016) Israeli forces continued to open fire at the Gaza Strip border area. A Palestinian woman was killed and 2 others, including a child,...
Field Update On Wednesday, 11 May 2016, gunmen shot dead a civilian on grounds of family dispute in Khan Younis. This incident is part of proliferation of weapons and assault on the rule of law in the oPt.According to investigations conducted by the Palestinian Center for...
Ref: 26\2016 The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) expresses its deep sorrow over the on-going tragic incidents due to electricity crisis, the last of which was a house burnt in al-Shati Refugee Camp resulting in the death of three siblings and causing their fourth brother...
