IOF excessive use of force in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem: 1 Palestinian killed and another wounded in Nablus Four IOF shootings reported at agricultural areas (east) and four others on fishing boats in Gaza sea In 167 IOF incursions into the West Bank, including...
Ref: 26/2021 Date: 24 March 2021 On Wednesday, 24 March 2021, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), in cooperation with dozens of civil society organizations (CSOs), completed the training of two groups of local observers, from northern Gaza governorate, to monitor the upcoming legislative and presidential...
During February, the Israeli authorities continued its illegal and inhuman 14-year closure on the Gaza Strip. The consequences of the closure are most evident in the Gaza Strip’s weathered humanitarian conditions, exhausted health system and fragile economic situation, which hampered the ability of the authorities...
Ref: 36/2021 Date: 22 March 2021 Time: 08:30 GMT On Saturday, 20 March 2021, a detainee with disability was announced dead at the Bethlehem Rehabilitation and Reform Center due to a medical condition. PCHR is concerned at the recurrence of deaths at Palestinian Authority's prisons and detention centers...
Ref: 35/2021 Date: 20 March 2021 Time: 09:30 GMT In a new crime of excessive use of lethal force, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed a Palestinian civilian during the suppression of a peaceful protest in Beit Dajan, northeast of Nablus, northern West Bank. The civilian died with...
Field updates A child was killed after sustaining a gunshot wound in his head while playing with a weapon at home in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. This incident is part of the state of recklessness and irresponsible use of weapons in the occupied Palestinian territory...
Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 11 - 17 March 2021 IOF excessive use of force in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem: 23 Palestinians wounded, including 3 children and Palestinian minister One Palestinian sustained wounds after an explosive device left by...
Ref: 25/2021 Date: 18 March 2021 On Thursday, 18 March 2021, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) concluded a training course on human rights targeting 24 female and male students from four universities in the Gaza Strip. The 20-hour training course was held over the course...
Ref: 24/2021 Date: 17 March 2021 On Wednesday, 17 March 2021, Mr. Iyad al-‘Alami, PCHR's Deputy Director for Legal Affairs, received a delegation representing the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs. The delegation included the members of the Commission's Administration Committee in the southern governorates, Jamal Mukhahel and...