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Six-year-old Blindfolded and Detained by Israeli Soldiers

A new line was crossed by the Israeli occupying forces in East Jerusalem this week when they harassed, blindfolded and detained a six-year-old boy, with a serious illness, for seven hours. The arbitrary detention of children is a common feature of Israel’s regime in the...

What is to prevent ‘Cast Lead’ from happening again?

It is with great disappointment that Al-Haq commemorates a third year since ‘Operation Cast Lead’ resulted in the death of more than 1400 Palestinians in Gaza, and the victims continue to wait for justice. In the aftermath of the Israeli offensive, which was characteris...

Israel Continues Violent Repression of Peaceful Protests

Protester dies after being struck in the head by tear gas canister. Today’s reports confirm the tragic death of Mustafa Tamimi, 28 years old – who was struck in the head by a tear gas canister fired by an Israeli soldier at point blank range during the weekly protest i...

‘Land Swap’ Agreements under Occupation are Illegal

New Al-Haq Position Paper Examines Legality of Territorial Exchange Al-Haq is pleased to announce the publication of “Exploring the Illegality of ‘Land Swap’ Agreements under Occupation.” The new position paper examines the legal implications of ‘land swap’ agreement...

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UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression urges authorities to respect the right to peaceful assembly

Thursday, 22 December 2011 13:51 Ref: 414/2011

UN-Building Mr. Frank La Rue, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, commented on the repression of peaceful demonstrations by the Israeli authorities in a statement made at the end of his recent visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Al-Haq’s Rejoinder to Gisha’s "Scale of Control" Position Paper: Israel’s Continued Responsibility as the Occupying Power in the Gaza Strip

Monday, 12 December 2011 13:23 Ref.: 406/2011

castlead-operation In response to the publication by the Israeli human rights organisation Gisha of a position paper, ‘Scale of Control: Israel’s Continued Responsibility in the Gaza Strip’ in November 2011, Al-Haq has prepared a rejoinder to the paper in order to clarify the applicable legal framework setting out Israel’s responsibilities towards the population in the occupied Gaza Strip.

Israel’s Illegal Freeze of Palestinian Tax Revenue

Tuesday, 06 December 2011 22:38 Ref.: 396/2011

Open letter to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Ashton

Dear High Representative,

As an organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Al-Haq is gravely concerned about Israel’s recurrent practice of withholding tax revenues belonging to the occupied Palestinian population, which further exacerbates their already vulnerable living conditions.

UN Advocacy

What is to prevent ‘Cast Lead’ from happening again?

UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression urges authorities to respect the right to peaceful assembly

Mr. Frank La Rue, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, commented on the repression of peaceful demonstrations by the Israeli aut »

Open Letter to Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon on the occasion of the UN Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-MoonUnited Nations Secretary-General760 United Nations PlazaNew York, NY 10017 Dear Secretary-General, As a Palestinian organisation dedicated to the protection and promotion of hu »

Israel under review at the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Today, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the Committee) will begin its review of Israel’s human rights record at its 47th session in Geneva. In light of this occa »

EU Advocacy

EU must condemn Israel’s violation of the right to water at EU-Israel Subcommittee

Re: EU must condemn Israel’s systematic violation of the right to water in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) at upcoming EU-Israel Subcommittee on Political Dialogue and Cooperation Dear Mr. »

Israel’s Illegal Freeze of Palestinian Tax Revenue

Open letter to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Ashton Dear High Representative, As an organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian »

The Right to Water - A Policy of Denial and Forced Displacement in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Palestinian Council of Human Rights Organisations (PCHRO) contribution to European External Action Service regarding implementation of EU-Israel Action Plan in 2011. I. Introduction: In view of the »

Palestinian Civil Society Urges the EU to Base its Relations with the Palestinian Authority on Respect for Human Rights

As Palestinian civil society organisations concerned with the promotion and protection of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), we are deeply concerned with the deteriorating human »

Right to Life

Israel Continues Violent Repression of Peaceful Protests

Israeli Settler Groups Calling for the Murder of Former Palestinian Prisoners

Open Letter: To the High Contracting Parties of the Geneva Conventions, As an organisation dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Al-Ha »

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Fate of Palestinian Political Prisoners

On 11 October 2011, the Israeli government and Hamas authorities concluded a deal whereby 1,027 Palestinian prisoners will be released in exchange for captured Israeli soldie »

PCHRO calls on the International Community to address the treatment of Palestinian political prisoners

Al-Haq, together with other members of the Palestinian Council of Human Rights Organisations (PCHRO), has appealed to the international community to respond to the abysmal treatment of Palestinian pol »