Brussels/PNN/ The European Commission should prohibit EU trade with settlements in occupied territories globally, Human Rights Watch said today as it signed onto a European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI). The citizen-led …
Read More »HRW: Israel’s May Airstrikes violated the laws of war and may amount to war crimes
Jerusalem/PNN/ The Israeli military’s airstrikes that destroyed four high-rise buildings in Gaza City during the May 2021 fighting apparently violated the laws of war and may amount to war crimes, …
Read More »HRW calls on Israel to Provide Vaccines to Occupied Palestinians
Over 4.5 Million in West Bank, Gaza Excluded From Vaccination Push PNN/ Jerusalem/ Israeli authorities should provide Covid-19 vaccines to the more than 4.5 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank …
Read More »HRW: US seeks to discredit Human Rights groups
PNN/ Bethlehem/ Media reports say the US government is seeking to discredit the work of Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and Oxfam, organizations dedicated to enabling people worldwide to live in freedom …
Read More »Gaza: Apparently unlawful Israeli strikes kill at least 11 civilians, says HRW
PNN/ Jerusalem/ Two Israeli airstrikes in Gaza during a flare-up in fighting with Palestinian armed groups in November 2019 killed at least 11 civilians, in apparent violations of the laws of war, …
Read More »HRW: Omar Shakir’s expulsion would send chilling message
Jerusalem/PNN/ The Israeli Supreme Court on November 5, 2019 upheld the Israeli government’s authority to deport Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine director of Human Rights Watch. The decision now shifts …
Read More »HRW: Rights workers denied access to Gaza
PNN/ Jerusalem/ The Israeli military authorities are blocking access to and from the Gaza Strip for human rights workers who document abuses and advocate to end them, Human Rights Watch …
Read More »Gaza: ‘Unlawful Combatants Law’ Violates Rights, says HRW
PNN/ Jerusalem/ Israel has been detaining Palestinian residents of Gaza under an obscure law that strips away meaningful judicial review and due process rights, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights …
Read More »PHROC condemns denial of work permit of Human Rights Watch country director
PNN/ Ramallah/ The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) strongly condemned the refusal by Israeli authorities to grant a work permit to Omar Shakir, Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine …
Read More »Human Rights Watch says formal probe should be opened into Palestinian cause
Human Rights Watch/ New York/ Human Rights Watch issued its statement on the 49th anniversary of the start of the June 1967 (or Six Day) War that resulted in the …
Read More »HRW: Jordan should ease travel for Gaza Palestinians
Bethlehem/PNN/ Jordan should facilitate travel for Palestinians seeking to travel from Gaza to third countries, Human Rights Watch said in a letter released today to Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour. A …
Read More »