Category: Press Releases
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PCHR FACTSHEET: Extra-Judicial Executions of Palestinians by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) January– March 2008.
PCHR FACTSHEET: Extra-Judicial Executions of Palestinians by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) January– March 2008. To download the full factsheet from PCHR, click here The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continue to implement a systematic policy of extra-judicial executions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). From the beginning of the second Intifada in September 2000 until…
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Alt-Arch: From Shiloah to Silwan – Urgent Update
By: From Shiloah to Silwan: An Alternative Archaeological Tour of Ancient Jerusalem More links are available in the website http://www.alt-arch.org During the last months the efforts to raise awareness and to try to change the deteriorating situation in Silwan in East Jerusalem have gained momentum. We offer a short update and invite you to take…
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Al-Haq – Broad daylight, not the “fog of war”: Unlawful use of force against civilians in the Gaza Strip continues unabated
Press Release As a Palestinian human rights organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Al-Haq is compelled yet again to raise the spectre of Israel’s continuing disregard for the customary international humanitarian law principles of distinction and proportionality. The incursion on 14 May 2008 into ‘Izbet…
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PCHR: IOF Kill Mother in front of her Children inside their House in Khan Yunis
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the killing of a mother in front of her children yesterday, during an IOF incursion into New Abasan town, east of Khan Yunis. PCHR investigations indicate that at approximately 16:30 on Wednesday, 7 May, IOF troops raided the house of Majdi Abd El-Raziq El-Daghma during an…
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60 Years of Nakba: 21,915 Black Balloons Over Jerusalem
Click here to visit website of ’60 Years of Nakba’ To celebrate 60 years of independence, Israel is planning a large-scale birthday bash with events taking place in many different countries around the world. In Jerusalem, a 3-day conference, under the title “Facing Tomorrow” is planned from May 13 – 15, to which many world…