PCHR Weekly Report: 3 Palestinians Killed, 34 Wounded by Israeli Troops
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, for the week of 20 – 26 March, 2014, the Israeli military killed a child and…
Al-Walaja Village Faces ‘Slow Death’ as Israel Takes Its Land
Anne Paq, The Electronic Intifada, 24 March, 2014 Sheerin al-Araj, a prominent Palestinian activist from al-Walaja described her village this way in her TedEx Ramallah talk in 2011: Al-Walaja is…
PCHR Weekly Report: Child killed, 7 civilians wounded by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 13 – 19 March, 2014, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
From the Diary of Rachel Corrie
On March 16th, an Israeli soldier driving a bulldozer two-stories high crushed to death 23-year-old Rachel Corrie, an American nonviolent human rights protestor. According to numerous witnesses and photographic documentation,…
Gaza Patients Demand Reopening of Rafah Crossing
Scores of patients and disabled Palestinians, on Saturday, staged a protest outside of the Egyptian embassy, in the Gaza Strip, to call for the reopening of the Rafah border crossing…
Toddler Dies at Rafah Crossing
A three-year-old child died, on Thursday, after he was unable to receive medical care abroad, due to the closure of the Rafah crossing, an activist group said. Spokesman for the…
Video: Israeli Soldier Interrogates Palestinian Boy at Gunpoint
Israeli Haaretz newspaper unveiled, Thursday morning, that an Israeli soldier pointed his gun at a handcuffed Palestinian boy, during an investigation after arresting him in Nabi Saleh village, near the…
Galilee: Demonstration Against Displacing Ramya Villagers
Scores of Ramya villagers and political activists organized, on Monday, in Galilee, a demonstration in front of the ‘Israel Lands Administration’ office in ‘Natzeret Illit’, protesting their displacement from Ramya…
Committee to Escalate Popular Protests Against Siege
The ‘National Committee to Lift the Siege’, on Friday, announced that it is planning to escalate its popular protests against the Israeli siege on Gaza.Photo: ‘National Committee to Lift the…
PCHR Weekly Report: 29 civilians wounded, 41 abducted by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, for the week of 20 – 26 February, 2014, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Children of the Occupation: Growing Up in Palestine
Nawal Jabarin wants to be a doctor when she grows up. For now, she lives in a cave with 14 siblings, in constant fear of military raids. We meet the…
PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Violations
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) issued its weekly reports on Israeli violations in the occupied territories for the period between January 30 to February 5, 2014.The PCHR stated…
PCHR and IDMC Issue Report on Israeli Violations in Access Restricted Areas
On 01 February, 2014, the report ‘Under Fire’ was issued by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) was launched in London. The…
Report: “Six Killed, 383 Kidnapped, By The Army In January”
[Saturday, February 01, 2014] The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights has reported that Israeli soldiers killed six Palestinians, wounded dozens of others, and kidnapped 383, in January…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 civilian killed, 12 wounded by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, for the week of 23-29 January, 2014, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found that,…
They Killed Him, And Came Up With A Story
“There is no other way to describe his murder, but as a crime, a coldblooded crime, they shot him dead, claimed he tried to attack them, and thought they had…
Number of Palestinian Druze Refusing Israeli Service Increasing
A recent poll, conducted by the University of Haifa, has revealed that the number of Druze refusing to serve in the Israeli army is increasing. It also shows that a…
PCHR Weekly Report: “Two Palestinians Killed; Israeli Escalation Continues”
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) issued its weekly report on Israeli violations in the occupied territories, for the period between January 16 – 22, 2014, and said that…
Hundreds Rally In London To Protest Gaza Blockade
On the 6th anniversary of Operation Cast Lead, carried out by the Israeli military in 2008, over 500 hundred people gathered, opposite the Israeli embassy in London, to protest against…
PCHR Weekly Report: Israeli troops injure 12 civilians and 2 fighters in attacks this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 09-15 January 2014, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found that,…
Protestors Clash Near Ramallah: UNRWA Update
Palestinians blocked major roads in Ramallah, on Sunday morning, in protest of a lack of public services resulting from the ongoing strike by UNRWA employees. Palestinians blocked major roads in…
I Am From Jaffa, Was Only Five When We Were Displaced
I was video chatting with my family back in Beit Sahour, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, chatting with my mother and family members back there, despite the 10-hour…
Palestinian Man Crushed To Death At Israeli Checkpoint
A Palestinian man has died inside of an Israeli checkpoint, on Sunday, in the northern West Bank, while on his way to work in Israel.According to witnesses, 59-year-old Adel Muhammad…
PCHR Weekly Report: 2 elderly men dead, 9 civilians wounded by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, for the week of 26 Dec. 2013 – 01 Jan. 2014, the Palestinian Center for Human…
PCHR Weekly Report: 3 Palestinians killed, including 3-year old; 12 wounded by Israeli troops
In its weekly report on Israeli human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories, for the week of 19 – 25 December 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
African Migrants March on Jerusalem
Hundreds of undocumented African migrants, on Monday [December 16, 2013], began a protest march to Jerusalem after fleeing a detention center in the south where they were being held.(Ma’an) The…
In Memoriam: Eyad Sarraj
Alternative Information Center (AIC) – Eyad Sarraj, a Gazan psychiatrist and leading Palestinian human rights defender, has died at the age of 69, after a long battle with leukemia.Sarraj was…
PCHR Weekly Report: 2 Palestinians dead, 9 wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 12- 18 December 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
“Jews Only” Vacant Apartment Ad Published In Social Israeli Website
Last week, an ad for a vacant apartment in occupied Jerusalem was published on a famous Israeli social website; after detailing the specifications of the property, the price and whatever…
Shortage of Supplies Critical For Gaza Health Services
[December, 2013] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed concerns over critical shortages in medical supplies and electricity for Gaza health services — shortages which are putting Palestinian patients’ lives…
PCHR Weekly Report: Israeli forces kill one child, wound 4 people including a child
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 05- 11 December 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
International Human Rights Day, Palestinian People’s Suffering Continues
On 10 December, the world celebrates the Human Rights Day, which was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1950 to review the international achievements in the field of…
Approaching Winter Threatens Gaza With Worsening Power Crisis
An official from the Gaza Strip Power Authority (GSPA) expressed concerns, Sunday, that Gazans will have electricity for less than six hours a day, as winter approaches, the Ma’an News…
Summary Report On Human Rights Violations In 2013
It has been another busy year in PCHR and the attached report will tell you why. – Link to full PCHR report on Human Rights situation in 2013 attached.This year…
Deterioration of the Palestinian Disabled Persons’ Conditions Continues
December 3 2013, marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In 1992, at the conclusion of the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons (1983-1992), the General Assembly proclaimed 3…
13 Palestinians Killed, 374 Kidnapped, In November
[Sunday, December 1, 2013] The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has issued its monthly report revealing that Israel soldiers shot and killed 13 Palestinians in the West…
PCHR Weekly Report: 3 Palestinians killed, 12 wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 21- 27 Nov. 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Hamas government in Gaza working with rival Fateh party to restore electricity, end flood of sewage
The Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, announced Monday that his government is working with the Fateh party which controls the West Bank to try to re-supply Gaza’s main…
33 Palestinians Killed Due To Israeli Violations This Year
Medical and legal sources in the West Bank and Gaza report that Israeli soldiers have killed 33 Palestinians since the beginning of this year; 23, including four detainees, have been…
Sewage floods Gaza City neighborhoods after treatment plant runs out of fuel
As a consequence of the recent Israeli and Egyptian clampdown on the tunnels under the border between Gaza and Egypt, fuel has become exceedingly scarce in Gaza, and a major…
PCHR Weekly Report: Two Palestinians killed, 7 wounded by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 07- 13 November 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
One Year Following the Israeli Offensive on Gaza: Justice for Palestinian Victims Still Denied
14 November 2013, marks the first anniversary of the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, codenamed “Operation Pillar of Defense,” which lasted for 8 days. This offensive, like the preceding…
PCHR Denounces Killing OF Two Palestinians By Army Fire At West Bank Roadblocks
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights, based in Gaza, issued the following report denouncing the latest Israeli military violations leading to the killing of two Palestinians at military roadblocks in…
PCHR Weekly: “Five Palestinians Killed, Dozens Injured, By Army Fire”
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) based in Gaza published its weekly report on Israeli violations in the occupied territories, in the period between October 21 and November 6…
PCHR Calls for Investigation into Death Palestinian Prisoner in Israeli Hospital
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) calls for an immediate and independent investigation into the circumstances of the death of a Palestinian prisoner, Hassan al-Turabi, in Affoula Hospital inside…
Ahrar: “Four killed, Dozens Injured, Hundreds Kidnapped In October”
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights published its monthly report on Israeli violations against the Palestinians, and said that soldiers killed four Palestinians, injured dozens and kidnapped…
Palestinian NGO statement on the World Bank-sponsored Red-Dead Sea Canal
The undersigned Palestinian NGOs call on the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to halt all forms of cooperation with the World Bank-sponsored Red Sea –…
Israeli Forces Arrest 2 PLC Members and 20 Other Palestinians Affiliated to Hamas
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the Israeli forces’ detention of 2 Members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) from the Change and Reform Bloc of Hamas:…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 killed, 5 wounded in 103 invasions by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 10- 23 October 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
PCHR Succeeds in Ensuring Compensation for Families of Children Killed by Israeli forces
Lawyers of the Legal Aid Unit at the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) succeeded in ensuring remedy for the families of 3 Palestinian children, who were killed by Israeli…
UNICEF Publishes Report On Detained Palestinian Children
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported that Israeli violations against detained Palestinian children are still ongoing, despite an alleged Israeli decision to improve their conditions, and the methods…
Palestinian village continuously inhabited for 3,000 about to be destroyed by Israel
The Israeli High Court is set to rule on the forced expulsion of all of the residents of the village of Khirbat Zanuta, southwest of Hebron in the southern West…
PCHR Weekly Report: Israeli troops wound 7 civilians, abduct 47 in 51 invasions this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 03- 09 October 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 civilian killed, 23 wounded by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 26 Sep.- 02 Oct. 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
PCHR Denounces Israeli Use Of Lethal Force In Gaza
Israeli forces Use Excessive Lethal Force Killing Palestinian Civilian, Wounding, and Arresting another One in the North of the Gaza Strip.In an excessive use of lethal force, on Monday, 30…
PCHR Weekly Report: Israeli troops injure 14 civilians, including 4 children this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 19- 25 September 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
PCHR Weekly Report: Palestinian civilian killed, 3 children & 1 adult wounded by Israeli troops
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 12- 18 September 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
PCHR Denounces Killing Of Civilian By Army Fire
Israeli Forces Use Excessive Force Killing Palestinian Civilian and Wounding 4 Others, Including 3 Children, in Jenin Refugee Camp.In an excessive use of lethal force, on Tuesday morning, 17 September…
Israeli Contractor Leaves Injured Palestinian Worker to die
A Palestinian worker working for an Israeli contractor, without work permit, was seriously injured at a renovation site in Tel Aviv, and instead for calling for professional medical help, the…
PCHR Weekly Report: 7 Palestinian civilians wounded; 40 civilians abducted, including 17 children
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 05- 11 September 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Mentally Challenged Youth Tells Story Of Horror Inflicted By Soldiers
Ahmad Obeid is a young Palestinian man who cannot speak, and is suffering from a mental disability. Approximately a week ago, he was violently attacked and beaten by Israeli soldiers…
Israeli government closes case of killing of unarmed protester; cites ‘lack of evidence’
Four and a half years have passed since the killing of Bassem Abu Rahmeh by a tear gas canister fired at him directly from a short range. The death was…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 Palestinian child dies, 3 civilians wounded by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 29 August- 04 September 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
PCHR Weekly report: Israeli troops kill 3 Palestinian civilians and wound 18, including 5 children
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 22 – 28 August 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
PCHR Weekly Report: One killed; 2 adults and 4 children wounded by Israeli attacks this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 15 – 21 August 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 killed, 2 wounded, 60 abducted by Israeli troops in last two weeks
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the two week period of 01 – 14 August 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human…
MADA Demands Release Of All Detained Journalists
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) demanded Israel to stop all of its violations against Palestinians journalists, and to release all detained reporters in compliance with International…
PCHR Weekly Report: 9 civilians wounded, 26 abducted in 51 Israeli invasions this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 25 – 31 July 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Protest in al-Naqab against the Prawer plan displacement of Bedouins
On August 1st – the national “day of rage” against the Prawer plan – protestors gathered near Beersheba, in al-Naqab, to protest the impending forcible displacement of up to 70,000…
British Human Rights Activist Wins Water-meter Fight
A British Palestine supporter won a battle this week to stop Southern Water company installing an Israeli-made water meter at her home.The “Morning Star” newspaper said in its online edition…
PCHR Weekly Report: 2 civilians wounded in 50 Israeli incursions this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 18 – 24 July 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Palestinian Photographer Shot in Cheek Faces Prison Again
On June 30, Israeli forces invaded the Aida-area In the middle of the night. Soldiers broke into the home of Palestinian photographer Mohamed Al-Azza, assaulted him and his family and…
PCHR Weekly Report: 2 children and 2 adults wounded in attacks by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 11 – 17 July 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Two Palestinian children detained in Hebron
Earlier today, Israeli soldiers detained two Palestinian children near the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron. Mohammad Abu Mayaleh, 7, and Ahmad Abed al-Qader, 10, were held for several hours and then…
Protests in the Negev, the West Bank, and Gaza against the Begin-Prawer plan
Protestors took to the streets in Be’er Sheva, Bethlehem, and Gaza City calling for the Israeli government to scrap the Begin-Prawer plan that would forcibly displace between 30,000-70,000 Negev Bedouins.…
Canadian writers urge Israel to halt evictions of thousands of Palestinians and Negev Bedouins
Seventy prominent Canadian writers, including Michael Ondaatje (The English Patient), Yann Martel (Life of Pi), Lorna Crozier, and Lisa Moore (Open), wrote an open letter to Canadian and Israeli officials…
PCHR Weekly Report: 4 Palestinians wounded, 74 abducted by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 04 – 10 July 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Five-year-old Palestinian boy detained in Hebron
Despite being below the age of criminal responsibility, 5-year-old Wadi’ Maswadeh was detained for two hours by Israeli soldiers July 9th near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron after…
Two Christan Peace Makers Denied Entry By Israel
Israeli authorities denied Entry to two members of the Christian Peace Makers Team (CPT) during the past week. A report from CPT explains the details.On two occasions in the past…
PCHR Concerned for Deterioration of Humanitarian Conditions in the Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is deeply concerned for the deterioration of humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, especially in light of the closure of Rafah International Crossing…
PCHR Weekly Report: Palestinian civilian killed, 8 wounded by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 27 June- 03 July, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
PCHR Weekly Report: 6 Palestinians wounded, 35 abducted in 48 Israeli incursions this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 20 – 26 June, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
PCHR Weekly Report: 4 civilians wounded by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 13 – 19 June 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found…
“It’s as if we are living on another planet”
Dr Kamalian Sha’ath, President of the Islamic University of Gaza, is one of many dedicated academics providing higher education in the Gaza Strip. The Islamic University was one of the…
PCHR Weekly Report: 7 civilians wounded, 51 abducted in 69 Israeli incursions this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 05 – 12 June 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
PCHR Weekly Report: Israeli troops wound 7 civilians, including 2 children, in attacks this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 30 May – 04 June 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights…
“My Son Lives In Constant Fear That His Family Will Die”
Baraa’ Abd al Rahman Badawi is an 11 year old Palestinian boy who lives in Gaza City with his mother, Dima Badawi. On 7 January 2009, at approximately 18:30, during…
PCHR Weekly Report: 3 civilians wounded, 41 abducted by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 23 – 29 May 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
My Family Died For Nothing
At approximately 20:30 on 14 January 2009, during ‘Operation Cast Lead’, Israeli forces carried out a drone strike at the house of Ezz Eddin Wahid Mousa Family, in Gaza City.…
Soldiers Caught On Tape Assaulting A Palestinian Youth
After a video documenting the attack surfaced more than a month after the assault took place, the Israeli Military Police decided to investigate a violent attack carried out by Israeli…
UN Official: “Israel Is Committing Serious Human Rights Violations”
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, stated that Israel is committing serious Human Rights violations, and called on Tel Aviv to stop its settlement construction activities, and to…
PCHR refutes Israeli committee findings concerning killing of Mohammed al-Durrah
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) refutes the findings of the recently-published report from the Israeli Government Review Committee, titled ‘The France 2 Al-Durrah Report, its Consequences and Implications’,…
PCHR Weekly Report: 17 civilians wounded, including 12 children, by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 16 – 22 May 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
AMNESTY: “Israel, Palestinian Fighters, Committed War Crimes”
AMNESTY International issued a report on the Israeli war on Gaza, in November of 2012, and statedthat its investigations conducted that both Israel and the Palestinian resistance in Gaza, violated…
Army Kidnapped 28 Children In The first Half Of May, Dozens Injured
According to reports by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), based in Gaza, and the Wadi Hilweh Information Center, in Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli soldiers continued their…
PCHR Weekly Report: 11 Palestinian civilians, including 9-year old girl, wounded by Israeli troops
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 02 – 08 May 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
PCHR Condemns Violent Dispersal Of Solidarity Sit-in In Khan Younis
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the violent dispersal of a sit-in in solidarity with the Syrian people, held in Khan Younis in the south of the…
Ahrar: “1227 Palestinians Kidnapped, 16 Killed, This Year”
The Ahrar Center for Detainee’s Studies and Human Rights reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped 1227 Palestinians, including children, women, elderly, intellectuals and legislators, since the beginning of this year, shot…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 Palestinian killed, 8 wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 25 April- 01 May 2013, the Palestinian Cdenter for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Report: ‘Four Killed, 259 Kidnapped In April’
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights published its monthly report on Israeli violations against the Palestinian in April, revealing that the soldiers killed four Palestinians and kidnapped…