• Israel attempts to avoid court challenge by returning stolen Palestinian fishing boats

    Thursday 27th November, 2008 – Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine Three Palestinian trawling vessels confiscated by Israeli naval forces were returned today almost immediately following yesterdays announcement that three Human Rights Groups had filed an appeal against Ehud Barak and the commander of the Israeli navy. The vessels were stolen from Gazan waters on 18th November while fishing in Palestinian territorial water. Filed yesterday by Al-Mazan, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) and the International…

  • Human rights groups file appeal against Ehud Barak over the confiscation of Palestinian fishing boats

    Ramallah, Occupied West Bank: On November 25, 2008, Al-Mazan, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) and the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) have filed a legal appeal against Ehud Barak and the commander of the Israeli Navy. The appeal was launched over Israel’s illegal confiscation of three large fishing boats from Palestinian territorial waters on the 18th November. This appeal has been sent to the supreme court asking why the boats have not been released and…

  • Ynet: Report – Most cases of IDF abuse of Palestinians don’t lead to charges

    To view original article, published by Ynet on the 26th November, click here Research conducted by human rights organization Yesh Din finds only 6 percent of investigations against soldiers accused of harming Palestinian civilians resulted in indictments in last seven years; military courts fail to hand severe sentences for offenses Only six percent of investigations against IDF soldiers suspected of abusing Palestinians in the last seven years led to indictments, a report published by the Yesh…

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