Summary

Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period 09 – 15 May 2013.

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Summary

Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period 02– 08 May 2013.

Shooting:

Today, 1 May 2013, marks the International Labour Day, which commemorates peoples right to work, along with their protection of human rights in the work place. However, as the rest of the world celebrates this day, the situation of fishermen in the Gaza Strip continues to deteriorate.

An Update of Genuinely Unwilling

Introduction

This report is an update of previous reports by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), which discuss the issues hindering the delivery of justice to Palestinian victims of violations of international law.1 It supports the conclusions of previous reports and provides an update with respect to the status of cases filed by PCHR, as of 25 March 2013.

Ref: 29/2013

Date: 23 April 2013

This morning, on Tuesday 23 April 2013, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) opened the international legal conference it organizes in Malaga, titled “Pursuing justice and redress for Palestinian victims: developing strategies for advocacy and litigation”. This is the fourth conference of its kind organized by PCHR, in close cooperation with international partners, especially Al Quds Malaga, and attended by Palestinian, Israeli, and international human rights organizations and lawyers.

Summary

Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period 04 – 10 April 2013:

6 April 2013

Four human rights organisations based in the Gaza Strip, along with the Palestinian NGO Network, have issued a letter to Mr Robert H. Serry, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, expressing concern at a number of recent statements he has made.

Al Dameer Association for Human Rights, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), and the Palestinian NGO Network issued the letter on 6 April 2013.

Summary

Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period 21 – 27 March 2013:

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Summary

Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period 14 – 20 March 2013:

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During the reporting period, a Palestinian civilian died from earlier tear gas inhalation and another one was wounded in the West Bank.

On 14 March 2013, a Palestinian boy was seriously wounded by a bullet to the chest when the Israeli forces stationed on watchtowers, west of Tulkram, opened fire at him while he was in Netanya Street near the abovementioned area.