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 ...
Read More »Bil’in tour: Israeli apartheid on trial
Tadamon 23 May 2009 Bil’in speaking tour featuring: Mohammed Khatib. Popular Committee Against the Wall, Bil’in, Occupied Palestine Emily Schaeffer. Israeli lawyer representing the village of Bil’in Bil’in, a Palestinian village in the West Bank, has become an internationally celebrated ...
Read More »International human rights workers to accompany Palestinian farmers in Gazan ‘buffer zone’
For Immediate Release: Sunday, 24 May 2009: Five international human rights workers from the ISM-Gaza Strip will be accompanying 10 farmers from Khoza’a as they harvest crops several hundred metres from the Green Line. In the morning, human rights workers ...
Read More »International Human Rights Workers to accompany Palestinian farmers in Gazan ‘buffer zone’
For Immediate Release: Thursday, 21 May 2009: Five international human rights workers from the ISM-Gaza Strip will be accompanying 10 farmers from Khoza’a as they harvest crops several hundred metres from the Green Line. In the morning, human rights workers ...
Read More »Campaign to release the Palestinian activist arrested in al-Ma’sara
15 May 2009 The Al-Ma’sara Committee against the Wall and Settlements has been organizing and participating in demonstrations against the confiscation of their land for the past two and a half years. Participants and committee members are known for their ...
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