• Former Iraq hostage, assaulted, unlawfully deported by Israel for human rights work, files official complaint

    AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – Harmeet Singh Sooden, who was held hostage in Iraq for four months in 2005-2006, has filed an official complaint to the governments of Canada and New Zealand and the United Nations for human rights violations committed against him by the Government of Israel in the course of denying him entry to the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Mr Sooden travelled to Israel on 14 June 2008 to work as a human rights defender with…

  • Israeli army shoot resident of Ni’lin in back of the neck with live ammunition

    A 20 year old resident of the village of Ni’lin was shot in the back of the neck by Israeli forces at around 5:30am. Mohammed Srour was shot in the neck with live ammunition as Israeli forces invaded the village, coming from the construction site. He is currently in Sheikh Zaide hospital where his condition is not severe. Another resident, Nabil Nafar, was beaten by Israeli forces who broke his upper arm. Two more residents were…

  • IWPS: Israeli army imposes curfew as settlers raid the village of Kafr ad Dik

    To view the International Women’s Peace Service (IWPS) website click here Date of incident: September 27th – September 28th 2008 Place: Kafr ad Dik, Salfit Witness/es: Residents of Kafr ad Dik and IWPS volunteers At approximately 4:00 in the morning on September 27th, the Israeli army entered the Salfit village of Kafr ad Dik and imposed a curfew. According to residents of the village, soldiers forcibly entered a number of homes, but after a few hours…

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