For Immediate Release: Sunday 7th June, 10:00, Erez checkpoint More than 750,000 children are incarcerated without a trial in Gaza – the largest prison in the world. It is forbidden to send toys and playground equipment into Gaza. The Israeli ...
Read More »Infant dies as Israel prevents him from leaving Gaza Strip to undergo medical treatment in East Jerusalem
Al Mezan 5 June 2009 Infant Dies as Israel Prevents Him from Leaving Gaza Strip to Undergo Medical Treatment in East Jerusalem, Al Mezan Calls for Immediate Lifting of the Siege on Gaza At around 7.30am on 3 June 2009, ...
Read More »Israeli forces kill Palestinian demonstrator in Ni’lin
For Immediate Release: Friday, 5 June 2009 at 2:50pm: Israeli forces have killed a demonstrator in the West Bank village of Ni’lin. The Israeli army shot Yousef Akil Srour, aged 36 years in the chest with 0.22 caliber live ammunition. ...
Read More »An open letter to President Obama from the Free Gaza Movement
Free Gaza Movement 3 June 2009 Dear President Obama, Tomorrow you travel to Egypt to give one of the most important speeches of your presidency. With the words you deliver you have said that you want to “reset” U.S. relations ...
Read More »Open letter from Gaza to the government and people of Spain
30 May 2009 We write to you as Palestinians from Gaza to express our dismay at the proposal of the Spanish parliament to restrict the universal jurisdiction of Spain, particularly with regard to breaches of international humanitarian law. The proposal ...
Read More »Spanish organizations oppose a resolution that could end Spain’s universal jurisdiction
In support of Universal Jurisdiction The social organizations, solidarity groups, development NGOs and human rights associations, as well as persons of the academic and legal sphere, listed below: WE EXPRESS our opposition to the approval by the Spanish Congress of ...
Read More »An independent fact-finding committee calls for the prosecution of Israeli political leaders and members of the military
30 May 2009 An independent fact-finding committee (IFFC) established by the League of Arab States (LAS) to investigate and report on violations of human rights and international humanitarian law arising out of Israel’s offensive in Gaza from 27 December 2008 ...
Read More »Palestinian students call for the BDS of Israel
Palestinian Students’ Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI) 29 May 2009 “Gaza today has become the test of our indispensable morality and common humanity.” – Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee The Palestinian Students’ Campaign for the ...
Read More »International human rights workers to accompany Gazan farmers near the ‘buffer zone’ despite Israeli threats
For Immediate Release: Sunday, 31 May 2009: Four international human rights workers from the ISM-Gaza Strip will be accompanying farmers from Khoza as they harvest crops next to the Green Line, for a second day. In the morning, human rights ...
Read More »International human rights workers to accompany Gazan farmers in ‘buffer zone’ despite Israeli threats
For Immediate Release: Saturday, 30 May 2009: Five international human rights workers from the ISM-Gaza Strip will be accompanying farmers from Khoza’a as they harvest crops next to the Green Line. In the morning, human rights workers will join Palestinian ...
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