Ref: 13/2021Date: 28 January 2021Time: 09:30 GMT On Monday, 27 January 2021, the Court of First Instance of Deir al-Balah issued a death sentence by hanging against ‘A. Kh ‘A. (25), from Jabalia refugee camp, who was convicted of murdering A. ‘A. N., on grounds of a financial dispute...
Ref: 12/2021 Date: 27 January 2021 Time: 12:00 GMT Israel's Attempts to Evade Responsibilities for the Health Conditions in the oPt Fail: On Tuesday, 26 January 2021, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board voted against the proposal presented by Israel to delete the World Health Assembly (WHA)...
Throughout the past 14 years, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) and other human rights organizations warned of the catastrophic consequences of the illegal and inhuman Israeli-imposed closure on the Gaza Strip. The United Nations (UN) also warned that the Gaza Strip would not...
Ref: 06/2021 Date: 27 January 2021 On Wednesday, 27 January 2021, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) concluded a training course on women’s rights and gender-based violence and the mechanisms of intervention and protection with the participation of twenty-seven representatives of 10 community-based- organizations from Northern...
Ref: 05/2021 Date: 26 January 2021 On Tuesday, 26 January 2021, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) held a consultative meeting in its office in Jabalia refugee camp, with organizations involved in monitoring the general elections. The meeting was attended by representative of 9 community-based organizations...
Ref: 11/2021 Date: 26 January 2021 Time: 12:00 GMT The continued closure of the Rafah Border in the face of Palestinians in Gaza is a true tragedy for thousands of Palestinians who urgently need to travel abroad, and for those abroad who wish to return home to the...
Ref: 10/2021 Date: 26 January 2021 Time: 12:00 GMT The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the ongoing Israeli arrest policy of Palestinian patients or their companions at Beit Hanoun “Erez” Crossing, while travelling for treatment at hospitals in Israel and the West Bank, including occupied...
Ref: 4/2021 Date: 25 January 2021 On Monday, 25 January 2021, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights organized a workshop titled “Workers in the Gaza Strip and the Coronavirus Pandemic,” at PCHR's main office in Gaza City. The workshop addressed the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on...
Ref: 09/2021 Date: 23 January 2021 Time: 14:00 GMT The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights condemns in the strongest terms the blast that occurred in a household located in one of Beit Hanoun’s densely populated neighborhoods, rendering 47 Palestinian citizens injured, including women and children, and causing partial...
On Sunday, 17 January 2021, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) issued a new report titled “The Conditions of the Gaza Workers Under Covid-19 Pandemic.” The report addressed the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on workers in the Gaza Strip, whose conditions deteriorated as...
