• PCHR calls for investigations into incidents in Yatta town

    PCHR calls for investigations into incidents in Yatta town

    8th May 2014 | Palestinian Center for Human Rights | Yatta, Occupied Palestine The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) calls upon the Attorney General to seriously open an investigation into incidents that took place in Yatta town near Hebron on Monday, 05 May 2014. The incidents included beatings, arrests, house raids, and destruction of civilians’ belongings by…

  • Almost three out of four houses in Izbat at Tabib are at risk of demolition

    Almost three out of four houses in Izbat at Tabib are at risk of demolition

    8th May 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Izbat at Tabib, Occupied Palestine Izbat at Tabib, a small town of approximately 300 people located in the northwest of the West Bank, has 33 houses with demolition orders pending. The town totals 45 houses, this means that the demolition orders could destroy over 73% the town.…

  • Asira Attacked 4 Nights in a Row

    Asira Attacked 4 Nights in a Row

    7th May 2014 | International Women’s Peace Service | Asira al-Qibliya, Occupied Palestine Israeli army raided the village of Asira al-Qibliya (south of Nablus) at 1 am on 5 May, arresting a 21-year-old, brutally assaulting his uncle, and terrorising the family’s children with attack dogs. Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Asira by foot, sneaking in from the backside of…

  • Update on Hunger Strikes: Administrative Detainees put in Solitary Confinement, Denied Salt Supplements

    Update on Hunger Strikes: Administrative Detainees put in Solitary Confinement, Denied Salt Supplements

    7th May 2014 | Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association | Ramallah, Occupied Palestine   The latest wave of mass hunger strikes continue for the 14th day as Palestinian prisoners demand the end of the policy of administrative detention. Administrative detention is a procedure in which Palestinians are arbitrarily arrested and detained without charge or trial based…

  • Israeli army target children in Azzun

    Israeli army target children in Azzun

    7th May 2014 | International Women’s Peace Service | Azzun, Occupied Palestine If the people of ‘Azzun seem nervous, they have a right to be. The town (population approximately 10,000) sits on crossroads – Qalqiliya is to the west, Nablus to the east, Salfit to the south and Tulkarem to the north. This is a junction that is vulnerable…