Israel Issues Demolition Order on Two Water Cisterns
On Tuesday, the Israeli army raided Al Qanoub area in Sa’ir, eastern Hebron and issued a demolition order on two cisterns used to irrigate land for the benefit of twenty…
100 Year Old Silwan Building Destroyed by Israel
The Israeli Municipality of Jerusalem demolished a Palestinian building in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan on Wednesday, according to WAFA news.Jawad Siyam, director of Wadi Hilweh information center in…
Palestinian Detained Attempting to Leave Gaza for Medical Treatment
A Palestinian man who was attempting to travel from Gaza to Jerusalem for medical treatment was detained due to travel restrictions in the third such case this month according to…
Israel Opposes Humanitarian Work of UN Agency
The Israeli military’s department governing civil affairs in the occupied West Bank said Sunday that a UN agency’s humanitarian aid to displaced Palestinians is actually illegal, according to Ma’an news.The…
UN Investigation Team Arrives in Gaza
An 11 member team from the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner’s office arrived in Gaza from Egypt on Saturday evening.According to Egyptian media, they will be investigating human rights abuses…
PCHR Weekly Report: 5 Palestinian civilians wounded, 33 abducted by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 05– 11 July 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
15 Palestinians Killed By Army Fire In June
The Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights reported that Israeli soldiers shot and killed 15 Palestinians during the latest escalation against the Gaza Strip in June, including three children. At least…
Hebron Governor Denied Visit to Own Constituents
Governor Kemal Hemaid of Hebron was prevented from traveling to visit a family in the village of Imneizil in the southern part of his district by the Israeli military on…
PCHR Weekly Report: 5 civilians wounded, 27 abducted by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 28 June– 04 July 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
PCHR Weekly Report: “4 Killed, 32 Wounded By Israeli Fire”
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), based in the Gaza Strip, published its weekly report on Israeli violations against the Palestinians in the occupied territories, for the period between…
Occupied Lives: I will build my house again
3 years ago, on 11 January 2009, Hassan Al Najjar’s (62) house in Khuza’a village was destroyed by Israeli forces. This happened during the Israeli offensive against Gaza , codenamed…
PCHR Weekly Report: 10 Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 14– 20 June 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Gaza Water Unfit For Human Consumption
Several charitable non-governmental organizations in the Gaza Strip issued a statement warning the residents that drinking water in Gaza is unfit for human consumption, and adding that the water in…
PCHR Weekly Report: Israeli troops abduct 19 civilians in 45 incursions this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 07– 13 June 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
PCHR Weekly Report: 3 killed, 23 wounded, including 8 children, by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 31 May– 06 June 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found…
PCHR Weekly Report: 10 Civilians Wounded in 50 Incursions by Israeli Forces this Week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 24– 30 May 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Today We Buried 91 Persons; Do You Even Care
Today, Thursday May 31 2012, the Palestinians held an official ceremony for prayers and burial of 91 Palestinians, killed so many years ago, and buried in what Israel calls “Numbers…
Calls for Intervention in Arrests of Fishermen in Gaza
The General Union of Palestinian Workers in Gaza demanded that human rights organizations intervene immediately to stop attacks on Palestinian fishermen that occur every fishing season.The Union condemned the Israeli…
PCHR Weekly Report: 6 wounded, 30 abducted in 90 Israeli incursions this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 17– 23 May 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Amnesty International: Israel Often Uses Excessive Force, Killed 55 Palestinians in 2011
Haaretz reported today that the Amnesty International 2012 Annual Report for 2011 was released on Wednesday, and detailed violations of human rights worldwide. Among other things, the report is highly…
Israel’s Control and Use of Water Leads to Water Crisis
The water crisis in the West Bank is a consequence of Israel’s control and use of water resources, PA Prime Minister Salem Fayyad said on Monday. A conference on water…
Evictions of Palestinians From Their Homes and Other Properties Using Affadavits
A recent court case, from May 8 2012, reported by Haartez has highlighted how The Absentee Property Law together with unsupported affadavits has been used to secure the evictions of…
Denmark May Follow South Africa’s Lead To Prohibit Labeling Palestinian Products As “Made In Israel”
A recent decision by the minister for trade and industry in South Africa to remove “Made in Israel” tags on products that are actually made in the West Bank settlements…
Arabic Not Allowed Among Teachers, Students, In Kfar Sava Hospital
Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that Arab teachers and students at the Kfar Sava medical center are not allowed to use their mother-tongue despite the fact that Arabic is one of…
OCHA Report: “370 Injured During Nakba Commemoration”; Injuries Doubled Since Last Year
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) recently issued its weekly report on Israeli violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the period 9-15 of May,…
PCHR Weekly: “46 Palestinians Wounded, Army Continues Its Invasions”
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), based in Gaza, issued its weekly report (May 10 – 16) on Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territories, revealing that Israeli soldiers…
Verdict in Corrie Lawsuit to be Announced August 28, 2012
(Olympia, WA USA – May 16, 2012) – The verdict in the civil lawsuit against the State of Israel for the killing of peace activist Rachel Corrie more than nine…
PCHR Weekly Report: 12 civilians wounded; 19 abducted in 65 Israeli invasions this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 03– 09 May 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
PCHR Weekly Report: Israeli forces abduct 29 civilians, including 4 children, this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 26 April – 02 May 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights…
Israel’s Decision to Close Samouni Case Makes Mockery of Victims’ Rights, International Law
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) unreservedly condemns the Israeli Military Attorney General’s decision to close the case of the Samouni family without initiating any prosecutions.The Samouni case involved…
Report: “Five Killed, 285 Kidnapped In April”
Israeli soldiers shot and killed five Palestinians, including a 4 year old child, and kidnapped more than 285 Palestinians in April 2012 according to The International Solidarity Foundation for Human…
PCHR Condemns Continued Attacks Against Gaza Fishermen
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns continued Israeli attacks against Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip, and expresses concerns that in the latest attacks Israeli naval troops have…
PCHR Weekly: “Army Carries Out 81 Invasions In W. Bank, 1 in Gaza”
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights issued its weekly report on the Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territories, revealing that Israeli soldiers conducted 81 invasions into the West Bank,…
PCHR Weekly Report:19 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 12 – 18 April 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
PCHR Denounces Israel For Denying Entry To Peace Activists
This is a press release by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, based in Gaza, denouncing Israel for preventing solidarity activists from across Europe traveling to the occupied Palestinian territories.…
PCHR Report: 6 civilians & 2 fighters wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its weekly report on human rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found that Israeli forces Continued Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians…
Israeli Troops Blockade Palestinian Town Near Jerusalem
Beginning Sunday evening and continuing through Wednesday, Israeli soldiers set up a blockade around the town of ar-Ram, east of Jerusalem, preventing vehicles from entering or leaving the town.According to…
PCHR Weekly Report: “Three Killed, Dozens Injured Last Week”
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), based in Gaza, published its weekly report on Israeli violations in the occupied territories for the period between March 29 – April 4,…
Conditional Release: Hana Shalabi Expelled to Gaza Strip Today
This is a joint statement by the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel welcoming the release of Hana Shalabi, and explaining the illegality of…
Palestinian Family loses property ownership case in Israeli court
Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a prominent Palestinian family could not claim ownership of a landmark and now derelict building in East Jerusalem.The Husseini family said the Shepherd…
PCHR Weekly Report: 5 wounded, 19 abducted by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 22 – 28 March 2012, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights found…
Plan For Negev Mass Expulsions Moves Forward
Ha’aretz has reported today [Wednesday] that a steering committee in Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office has approved “a five-year economic development plan for Israeli Bedouin”. This is another step along the…
Confined cruelty
They shoot children don’t They The innocence of childhood is a precious jewel, to be gently cared for and nurtured, allowing the child, whose future we are building, to develop…
PCHR Weekly: “Army Conducts 56 Invasions Into W. Bank, 1 In Gaza”
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), based in Gaza, published its weekly report on Israeli violations against the Palestinians in the occupied territory for the period between March 15-21,…
Power Crisis Posing Serious Health Risks In Gaza
The Hamas led Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip is now trying hard to control the deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip, following the serious shortages of electricity and fuel…
Occupied Lives: My Son Ayoub
Adila Ahmad Yussef Asalia, 44 years old, is the mother of Ayoub, a 12 year old child killed by an Israeli drone while running after a puppy on his way…
HR Groups Call on B’Tselem to Withdraw from Conference Featuring Olmert
As organizations dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights—including those acting as legal representatives for war crimes victims— we are disappointed by B’Tselem’s active participation in an upcoming…
PCHR Weekly Report: “24 Palestinians Killed, 74 Wounded”
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 March 8 and 14, 2012,…
7 Palestinians, Including a Child, Killed and 24 Others Wounded
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have continued the military offensive on the Gaza Strip, which they have initiated since Friday evening, 09 March 2012. This morning, two Palestinian civilians, including a…
PCHR Weekly Report: 2 children killed, 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 01 – 07 March 2012, two Palestinian children were killed by the…
Report: “Army Kidnaps Palestinians For Training Purposes”
The International Tadamun (Solidarity) Foundation for Human Rights reported that Israeli soldiers have been recently invading Palestinians area, breaking into homes at night and kidnapping Palestinian youths, in order to…
Report: “120 Palestinians To Be displaced Due To Military Orders”
The “Land Research Center” issued a press release, on Friday, stating that 120 Palestinians will be displaced and prevented access to their farmlands due to an Israeli military plan, and…
PCHR Weekly Report: One civilian killed, 6 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 Feb. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found…
Report: “Army, Settlers, Carried Out 145 Attacks In February”
The Wall and Settlements Information Center at the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Wall and Settlements, issued a report revealing that Israeli soldiers and settlers carried out 145 attacks against the…
New Video Showing Israeli Soldiers Abusing A Cuffed, Blindfolded Palestinian
A new video showing Israeli soldiers abusing Ashraf Abu Rahma, who was cuffed and blindfolded, was released after being shot by a hidden camera in Ni’lin village, near the central…
PCHR Weekly Report: 25 Palestinians wounded, 21 abducted in 74 Israeli incursions
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 16 – 22 Feb. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found…
PCHR Calls upon the International Community to Save the Life of the Detainee Khader Adnan
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is concerned for the life of Khader Adnan, a detainee in Israeli jails, who has been on hunger strike for more than two…
PCHR Weekly Report: Elderly man killed, 18 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 09 – 15 Feb. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Israeli Extremists On Facebook Celebrate Death of Palestinian Children Killed In Traffic Accident
Earlier on Thursday morning, 9 Palestinian children and one adult were killed, and 42 were wounded in a tragic traffic accident between a school bus and a truck, near the…
Report: “Israeli Army Killed 114, including 15 Children, In 2011”
A report released and published by the Mezan Center for Human Rights stated that Israeli troops killed 114 Palestinians, including 15 children and two women, and injured 467 residents, including…
Former Prisoner’s Wife Miscarried as IOF Stormed Her House in Salem Village near Nablus
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns crimes of harassment and intimidation committed by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) during nightly house raids in the West Bank, during which allegedly…
Gaza Power Station Shut Down For Fuel Shortage
The Gaza Strip’s only power station, which supplies the Palestinian coastal region with up to two-thirds of its energy was shut down on Tuesday because of a shortage of fuel…
UN Envoy Tours Palestinian Territories To Assess Settler Violence
After a recent increase in Israeli settler attacks against Palestinian civilians, property and holy sites, the UN envoy Richard Falk arrived in the West Bank this weekend to begin an…
PCHR Weekly Report: 11 civilians wounded, 25 abducted by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 02 – 08 Feb. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found…
Court Decides to Hold Session of Striking Detainee at his Hospital Bed
The Israeli Military Court decided to hold a session on Thursday at the Safad Hospital where the hunger-striking ailing detainee Khader Adnan is hospitalized, and facing seriously deteriorating health conditions.Head…
Ad-Dameer Laywer Visits Hunger-Striking Detainee
Lawyer of the ad-Dameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Samer Samaan, was granted access to the ailing hunger-striking detainee, Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for 51…
PCHR Weekly Report: 5 wounded, 14 abducted in 56 Israeli invasions this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 26 Jan. – 01 Feb. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights…
HRW Issues Report Criticising Israel High Court
Human Rights Watch has denounced on Tuesday recent judgements by the Israeli High Court in a report titled “Israel: High Court Rulings Undermine Human Rights”. The report deals with two…
Jerusalem Political Activist Ordered Out of West Bank for Seven Months
After interrogating him at a Police station in occupied Jerusalem, on Tuesday, the Israeli Police issued an order forcing Palestinian activist and intellectual, Rasem Obeidat, to remain in his residential…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 dead, 4 wounded by Israeli forces in 60 incursions
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 19- 25 January 2012, A Palestinian civilian died out of his wounds…
New UN Report Shows Sharp Rise In Palestinians Uprooted By Israeli Demolitions
Almost 1,100 Palestinians, over half of them children, were displaced due to home demolitions in the West Bank by Israeli forces in 2011 – over 80 per cent more than…
PCHR Condemns Raid on Red Cross and Detention of Palestinian Legislator
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the detention of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Member from the Change and Reform Bloc affiliated to Hamas, Mohammed Toutah, and…
Patient Kidnapped At Erez Terminal
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns arresting a Palestinian patient from the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing. The patient…
PCHR Weekly Report: 2 fighters killed, 2 wounded by Israeli forces this week
Two Palestinian resistance fighters were killed by Israeli forces in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip. In a separate incident, two Palestinian resistance fighters were wounded by Israeli forces…
Seventy-Six Acres of Lands Confiscated in Bethlehem
On Thursday, Palestinian families were shocked by the decision to confiscate seventy-six acres of land to the benefit of the Jerusalem Municipality. The land lays behind the Annexation Wall in…
18 January 2009: The Abu Rujailah family
“As I arrived there I found many people in the area, working on their lands. It was calm so I felt comfortable and stayed there. Suddenly one of the jeeps…
Second Death Sentence in 2012 Issued in Gaza
On Monday, 16 January 2012, a civil court in Gaza issued a death sentence in absentia against (D. Y. Q.), 27, from the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun,…
PCHR Weekly Report: 4 civilians wounded, 29 abducted by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 05- 11 January 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
In 6-5 decision, Israeli court rules against citizenship for Palestinians married to Israelis
Mixed Palestinian-Israeli families that have been in limbo since the Israeli legislature passed an ‘emergency, security measure’ in 2003 will remain in limbo for the foreseeable future, after the Israeli…
Israeli Soldier Acquitted Despite Killing Palestinian Civilian
Four years after an Israeli soldier used his sniper rifle to kill a Palestinian civilian from Bethlehem district visiting family in the Ramallah district; an Israeli court acquitted the soldier…
10 January 2009: Wafa al-Radea
“When I left my children I was walking and my children had not seen my wounds. The most difficult moment was when I came back with only 1 leg and…
8 January 2009: The Al-Rahel family
“The other children keep talking about Dima and the memories of both incidents. ‘We wish to die like Dima’ is what the children sometimes say to me because of all…
Orthodox leader murdered during Christmas celebration in Jaffa
Orthodox Palestinian Christians in Israel had a somber funeral instead of a planned celebration on Saturday, which marks the day Jesus was born according to the Orthodox calendar, after a…
7 January 2009 – The Mattar Family
“It would be great if someone could take me to the dessert and leave me there, that way I wouldn’t have to see people” At around 09:30 on 7 January…
6 January 2009: Al-Dayah family
The bodies of nine of those killed were not found, including the bodies of my wife and my children. I tried my best with the civil defense personnel to find…
PCHR Weekly Report: Fighter killed, 2 civilians wounded, 32 abducted by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 29 Dec. 2011- 04 Jan. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights…
French Court To Look Into File Of Child Shot In His Father’s Arms
A French court will be looking into the case of Mohammad Ad-Dorra, 12, who was killed after being repeatedly shot, on September 30, 2000, while seeking shelter from Israeli military…
PCHR Weekly Report: One Palestinian killed, 11 wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 22- 28 December 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Family Marks 3 Years After Its Children’s Death By Army Shells
On the night of December 29, 2009, just after Israel launched its deadly, illegal, war on the residents of the Gaza Strip, Israeli war-jets fired missiles at Imad Aqel Mosque…
Residents of Beit Shemesh Fight Back Against Religious Extremism and Gender Segregation
Thousands of local residents gathered in the Israeli village of Beit Shemesh, protesting the radically changing demographic of their city by the ultra-Orthodox community. The group seem hell-bent on enforcing…
PCHR Weekly Report: One Palestinian killed, three wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 15- 21 December 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that…
PCHR Weekly Report: 5 Palestinians killed (including a child), 23 wounded this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 08- 14 December 2011, 4 Palestinians (two resistance fighters and a man…
PCHR Concerned Over Medical Shortages In Gaza Strip Hospitals
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) expresses concern over the extreme shortage of medicines in the Gaza Strip hospitals. PCHR warns of the potential catastrophic repercussions on the health…
Amnesty Claims House Demolitions Have Doubled In 2011
Amnesty International, along with 19 other human rights organizations, reported that the rate of Palestinian homes demolished by Israel 2011 is double the rate of 2010, with over 1,000 Palestinians…
PCHR Weekly Report: 2 Palestinians killed, 7 wounded, 52 abducted by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 01- 07 December 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that…
PCHR Condemns the Prevention of Medical Delegation From Leaving Gaza
PCHR Condemns Prevention of Medical Delegation from Traveling via Beit Hanoun (Erez) Crossing by Ministry of Health in Gaza.The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights condemns the prevention of a medical…
PCHR Weekly Report: 2 Palestinians wounded, 23 abducted by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 24- 30 Nov. 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that…
Gender Segregation and Inequality Inside Israel and Palestine
Gender equality is a hot issue, and one that inflames emotions on both sides of the aisle. Whilst sexist stereotypes and practices are thought to be all but eradicated in…
Israeli Authorities Prevent Reparation of Major Electricity Lines
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the Israeli authorities from preventing technical crews from repairing one of the major lines that carries electricity from Israel to the Gaza…
Citizens Sue Minnesota State Board of Investment for Illegal Investments in Israel Bonds
The lawsuit asserts that investment in Israel Bonds by the SBI is both unlawful and imprudent, and further contends that such investment violates the Minnesota statutes that control the types…