Tag: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
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PCHR highlights key issues relating to report of UN fact-finding mission on Gaza conflict (the ‘Goldstone Report’)
4 April 2011 | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights In light of the media debate and confusion triggered by Justice Richard Goldstone’s 1 April opinion piece in the Washington Post, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) wishes to highlight a few key issues regarding the current status of the UN Fact-Finding Mission’s Report, and…
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PCHR Condemns Continued Detention of Islamic Jihad Leader in Violation of Law
5 October 2010 http://www.pchrgaza.org The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the continued illegal detention of Khader ‘Adnan Mousa, 32, a leader of Islamic Jihad, from ‘Arraba village southwest of Jenin, by the General Intelligence Service (GIS). PCHR is concerned over Mousa’s health condition, who had been in a hunger strike since the beginning…
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Israeli occupation authorities deny Gaza Christians permission to travel to Bethlehem at Christmas
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 27 December 2009 Israeli occupation forces prevented young Christians from the Gaza Strip from travelling to the West Bank to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. This restrictions were imposed in the context of Israel’s illegal closure of the Gaza Strip, which has now been in place for 928 consecutive…
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Extensive Israeli campaign against Palestinian civil construction activities in Area C
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 19 November 2009 New demolition orders issued against 60 Palestinian houses, apartments and other civilian facilities in the West Bank Israeli Occupation Forces have escalated their systematic campaign against Palestinian civilian construction activities in areas under their full control according to the Oslo Accords signed by the government of Israel…
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PCHR report on the gender-specific impact and consequences of Operation Cast Lead
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) 28 September 2009 In conjunction with the presentation of the UN Fact Finding Mission’s report to the Human Rights Council on 29 September, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) release “Through Women’s Eyes: A PCHR Report on the Gender-Specific Impact and Consequences of Operation Cast Lead”. The Israeli…