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12/12/2017

PHROC calls on Member States of the European Union to Respect the Legal Status of Jerusalem and to Abide by their Obligations under International Law in the oPt

In the fiftieth year of Israel’s unlawful occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, Israel continues to significantly alter the legal status, demographic composition, and character of the city of Jerusalem in violation of international law. International consensus over the past seven decades has rejected any claim by Israel to […]

24/06/2017

PHROC Calls Upon International Community to Ensure Israel’s Cooperation with UN Missions

The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) calls upon the international community to take effective measures aimed at ensuring Israel’s cooperation with mechanisms of the United Nations (UN), including its missions. In particular, PHROC condemns the continued prevention of entry for the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory […]

13/03/2017

(PHROC) condemns the assault on the peaceful assembly that took place in front of the Palestinian Court Complex and warns of the consequences of the violations of rights and freedoms.

The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council followed up on the Palestinian Security Forces’ forceful assault on the peaceful assembly that took place on Sunday, March 12, 2017 in front of the Palestinian Court Complex in Al-Balou’ area in Al-Bireh City. The assembly was organized in protest of the court hearings against Bassel Mahmoud Ibrahim Al-A’raj, […]

02/03/2017

PHROC strongly condemns the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) special unit’s violent attacks against Palestinian prisoners and detainees

The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) strongly condemns the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) special unit’s violent attacks against Palestinian prisoners and detainees, and expresses its utmost support for and solidarity with Palestinian prisoners and detainees and their legitimate demands. These continuous and systematic attacks are just one part of Israel’s oppressive policies and practices […]

27/02/2017

The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council Condemns Denial of Work Permit of Human Rights Watch Country Director

The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) strongly condemns the refusal by Israeli authorities to grant a work permit to Omar Shakir, Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine director. The refusal reflects a larger policy of repression of human rights work by Israeli authorities through movement restrictions, arbitrary arrests, travel bans, and denial of entry. […]

09/02/2017

PHROC Calls for Immediate Action by International Community on Israel’s “Regularization” Law

The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) strongly condemns the Israeli Knesset’s passage of the “Regularization Law,” which legalizes 4,000 housing units in 55 colonial outposts, built on private Palestinian land. While Israel’s appropriation of Palestinian land has been a cornerstone of government policy since the beginning of the occupation in 1967, the law is […]

11/10/2016

PHROC Draws Attention to the Repression of Human Rights Defenders in Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the OPT

This week, the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) submitted information to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in the Palestinian Territories Occupied Since 1967 for his upcoming report to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2017. The submission highlights the repressive environment within which human rights defenders (HRDs) work in the Occupied […]

26/09/2016

PHROC Welcomes the Launch of Women’s Boat to Gaza

The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) expresses its full supportof the Women’s Boat to Gaza, with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, to break the Israeli closure of the Gaza Strip. PHROC calls upon the international community to support the voyage of the Boat until it reaches Gaza’s shores in an expression of solidarity with Palestinians […]

01/09/2016

PHROC Warns that the IOF Aims to Impose Further Control of the Ibrahimi Mosque through the Building of Permanent Checkpoint Structures

The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council warns that the Israeli Occupation Forces aims to impose further control over the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, West Bank, by changing the campus of the Mosque under the pretext of security. The Ibrahimi Mosque (Cave of the Patriarchs) is a major Palestinian historical, architectural, and archaeological site. The Hebron […]

14/08/2016

Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council Calls for Immediate Investigations into Threats against Human Rights Defenders

The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) is gravely concerned with the continuing campaign of attacks and threats against human rights defenders and employees of PHROC member organizations, including Al-Haq, Al-Mezan, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), and The Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights (BADIL), by the Israeli authorities and associated organizations. […]

30/07/2016

Occupation Authorities Administer Torture through Military Courts: Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council Renews its Calls for Release of Hunger Striking Administrative Detainee Bilal Kayed

On 27 July 2016, the Israeli Military Court of Appeals released its decision to confirm the administrative detention of hunger striking administrative detainee Bilal Kayed. The decision recognized that the issuance of an administrative detention order against the detainee Bilal Kayed on the day of his scheduled release constitutes severe mental harm against the detainee […]

14/07/2016

PHROC Calls for the Immediate Release of Hunger Striking Administrative Bilal Kayed

The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) calls for the immediate release of hunger striking administrative detainee Bilal Kayed, who has been on hunger strike for 30 days. We have been informed by attorneys that Mr. Kayed has refused to undergo any medical examinations and to take any vitamins or salt supplements. He is currently […]

PHROC calls on Member States of the European Union to Respect the Legal Status of Jerusalem and to Abide by their Obligations under International Law in the oPt

PHROC Calls Upon International Community to Ensure Israel’s Cooperation with UN Missions

(PHROC) condemns the assault on the peaceful assembly that took place in front of the Palestinian Court Complex and warns of the consequences of the violations of rights and freedoms.

PHROC strongly condemns the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) special unit’s violent attacks against Palestinian prisoners and detainees

The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council Condemns Denial of Work Permit of Human Rights Watch Country Director

PHROC Calls for Immediate Action by International Community on Israel’s “Regularization” Law

PHROC Draws Attention to the Repression of Human Rights Defenders in Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the OPT

PHROC Welcomes the Launch of Women’s Boat to Gaza

PHROC Warns that the IOF Aims to Impose Further Control of the Ibrahimi Mosque through the Building of Permanent Checkpoint Structures

Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council Calls for Immediate Investigations into Threats against Human Rights Defenders

Occupation Authorities Administer Torture through Military Courts: Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council Renews its Calls for Release of Hunger Striking Administrative Detainee Bilal Kayed

PHROC Calls for the Immediate Release of Hunger Striking Administrative Bilal Kayed

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