By Dr. Isam Abdeen- Ramallah/Al-Haq/ A Draft Law by Decree Amending the Judicial Authority Law No. 1 of 2002 has been in circulation, and a report issued by the Justice …
Read More »Israeli police draft bill that allows forced naked searches of detainees
Ramallah/ PNN/ Israeli police are working on a bill to allow detainees to strip search detainees under the pretext of “preventing the entry of objects into police stations” even if …
Read More »Rights organizations urge PA to amend cyber-crime law
PNN/ Jerusalem/ Palestinian authorities should amend the cyber-crime law to bring it in line with their international legal obligations, Amnesty International, Avaaz, Human Rights Watch, and 7amleh: The Arab Center for …
Read More »Israeli parties seek Knesset approval of a law which calls for imprisonment of BDS activists
PNN/ Bethlehem/ Israeli parties seeking presenting a bill for arresting Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement activists because of their call to boycott Israel. Members of the Likud party and Kulanu party are …
Read More »The US approves imposing a financial Siege on Hamas
PNN/ Washington/ The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of Representatives yesterday approved a law against Hamas movement on charges of practicing what it called “terrorist activities” and …
Read More »Rights groups to petition Israel’s High Court against regularization law
WAFA/ Ramallah/ Two rights organizations said Wednesday that they are set to file a petition with the Israeli High Court against Israel’s new regularization law, which allows the state to …
Read More »EU: Israel’s settlement announcements “a worrying trend”
PNN/ Bethlehem/ The EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, on Wednesday has expressed strong opposition to Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, saying that such announcements are “a …
Read More »Op. It is time to end Israel’s dangerous lawlessness
By Hanan Ashrawi/ “In the past few months, Israel has intensified its deliberate breach of international law and conventions and has employed a series of dangerous and violent policies and …
Read More »Knesset renews discriminatory family reunification law
Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem/ On Monday, the Knesset voted to extend for another year what one MK called “the most racist Israeli law on the books.” The Citizenship …
Read More »Israel disregards international law, continues targeting Palestinian children: PMO
PNN/ Ramallah/ The international community must hold Israel accountable for the deaths of 10-year-old Palestinian boy, Yassin Abu Khoussa, and his six-year-old sister Issra, who were both killed by fragments …
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