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PCHR welcomes Resolution by the European Parliament endorsing the Goldstone Report
On Wednesday, 10 March 2010, the European Parliament adopted a resolution that backs the findings of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (the Goldstone Report) and urges its member states to “demand the implementation of the Goldstone Report’s recommendations and accountability for all violations of international law”. The resolution calls all parties to respect international humanitarian law and international human rights law under all circumstances.
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Palestinian Security Services Prevent Press Team from Interviewing Journalist Mustafa Sabri in Qalqilya
On Tuesday, 09 March 2010, Palestinian security services in Qalqilya prevented a press team from Palemdia Group from interviewing journalist Mustafa Sabri following his release from their detention in the northern West Bank town of Qalqilya. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns continued restrictions on Palestinian journalists in the West Bank, which violate the right to freedom of opinion and expression and press freedoms. PCHR reiterates its call for not pushing Palestinian journalists and media professionals into the ongoing conflict between Fatah and Hamas movements. ...
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PCHR Condemns Storming al-Aqsa Mosque and Holds IOF Responsible for Escalation in the OPT
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns with the strongest terms storming the yard of the al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem by hundreds of Israeli settlers and their supporters, escorted by Israeli security forces. PCHR further condemns the use of excessive force by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) against Palestinian civilians who gathered inside the Mosque and/or attempted to prevent the provocative entry of settlers into the Mosque....
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Raji Sourani, Director of PCHR, Prevented from Testifying before Russell Tribunal on Palestine
Because of the total closure imposed on the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Government, Raji Sourani, the Director of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), was prevented from travelling and thus unable to testify before the Russell Tribunal on Palestine....
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PCHR Sends Letters to President of UN General Assembly and Number of UN Officials
In light of the UN General Assembly's upcoming debate on implementation of the report of UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (the Goldstone Report), Mr. Raji Sourani, Director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) sent letters to number of the UN officials expressing grave concern regarding the credibility of the investigations carried out by Israel, into allegations of serious violations of International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law, including those perpetrated during the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip. Mr. Sourani sent his letters to: President and members of UN General Assembly, President and members of the United Nations Human Rights Council and of the Human Rights Committee, to the UN Secretary General and to the High Commissioner for Human Rights....
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PCHR Condemns Israel's Decision to Include the Ibrahimi Mosque and Bilal Ben Rabah Mosque on the List of Israeli Archaeological Sites
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns a decisions taken by the Israeli government on Sunday, 21 February 2010, to include the "Tomb of the Patriarch" (the Ibrahimi Mosque) in Hebron and "Rachel Tomb" (Bilal Ben Rabah Mosque) in Bethlehem on the list of Israeli archaeological sites. ...
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Position Paper: On the Call for Local Elections in Palestinian Authority Territories in July 2010
In its weekly session held on 08 February 2010, the Cabinet of the Palestinian Government in Ramallah called for elections in all local councils in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on 17 July 2010. The Cabinet requested the Central Elections Commission (CEC) to start necessary preparations for organizing the elections....
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PCHR Condemns IOF Pursuit of International Human Rights Defenders in the West Bank
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the continued persecution of international human rights defenders in the West Bank by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) and the deportation of international activists from the country. PCHR is concerned about such measures, as they aim to expel international witnesses of human rights violations perpetrated by IOF against Palestinian civilians during peaceful protests against the construction of the Annexation Wall and settlement activities in the West Bank. ...
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The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights is proud to announce the launching of its new website. The new, dynamic site provides easier access to up-to-date information, as well as the PCHR archives and includes links to our pages on social networking sites....
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Car Blown up in Khan Yunis and Fire Set in Resort's Entrance in Gaza
This morning, unknown persons detonated a bomb in a car belonging to Yousef Sarsour, a Hamas leader in Khan Yunis, and fire was set in the entrance of al-Basha resort in Gaza City. These two attacks are part of the state of security chaos and misuse of weapons plaguing the Occupied Palestinian Territory. ...
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