PNN/ London/ Amnesty International penned an open letter on Wednesday addressed to TripAdvisor staff, asking them to join the organization in speaking out against TripAdvisor’s role in driving human rights …
Read More »Rights groups: Record-Low in Gaza Medical Permits
PNN/ Jerusalem/ The record-low rate of permits issued by Israel for Palestinians seeking vital medical treatment outside Gaza underlines the urgent need for Israel to end its decade-long closure of the Gaza Strip, Al …
Read More »Israel to sue Amnesty International over BDS declaration
PNN/ Jerusalem/ The Israeli government is preparing to take on Amnesty International human rights organization over supporting and endorsing boycott and calling on ban of illegal Israeli settlement products. In …
Read More »Amnesty: Israeli forces carry out violent hospital raids in ruthless display of force
Jerusalem/ PNN/ Israeli soldiers and police stormed a Palestinian hospital twice over the past week terrifying staff and patients and in some cases preventing doctors from providing emergency medical care …
Read More »Palestinian child with Leukemia sentenced to 90 days in Israeli prison
Samidoun/ Jerusalem/ Palestinian boy Ahmad Kaddour, 15, was sentenced on Monday, 20 February to 91 days in prison and a fine of 3000 NIS (approximately $810 USD), accused of throwing …
Read More »Amnesty: Israel tortures Palestinian children
PNN/ Bethlehem/ Israel engaged in extensive human rights violations in 2016, including detaining or continuing to imprison thousands of Palestinians without charges or trial, torturing many of those held in …
Read More »Amnesty: Flurry of settlement activity shows flagrant disregard for international law
PNN/ Bethlehem/ The Israeli authorities’ authorization of the construction of 3,000 further illegal settlement homes in the occupied West Bank today – the fourth such announcement within weeks – highlights …
Read More »BDS welcomes Amnesty call to end Israeli intimidation, threats against activists
PNN/ Ramallah/ Amnesty International has urged the Israeli government to end its threats of physical violence and intimidation against BDS movement co-founder Omar Barghouti and other human rights defenders (HRDs) …
Read More »Amnesty: Israel must cease intimidation of human rights defenders, protect them from attacks
PNN/ Bethlehem/ The Israeli authorities must end their long-standing attacks on Palestinian human rights defenders (HRDs) and halt the climate of intimidation of HRDs in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories …
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