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COVID-19 pandemic: Vulnerable population groups in the occupied Palestinian territory and the legal duty to apply ‘all necessary preventative means available’
31st March 2020

While many parts of the world transition to mandatory lockdown, Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory face uncertainty about how they will be protected from the spread of COVID-19. This blog will focus on the circumstances of three particularly vulnerable population groups: i) the population of Gaza, ii) child and adult detainees in Israeli prisons and detention facilities, and iii) families and individuals displaced by home demolitions.

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Children from Gaza receiving medical treatment whilst separated from parents due to Israel’s permit regime
26th March 2020

Physicians for Human Rights Israel and the Israeli newspaper Haaretz recently reported that a 10-year-old girl from Gaza, Miral Abu Amsha, died of cancer on 28 February without having seen her father since December, after her family struggled to obtain Israeli-issued permits to accompany her to hospital. Miral’s mother had also initially been denied permission to accompany Miral to hospital in Nablus to undergo chemotherapy due to “incorrect details” on her application form. She was eventually allowed to visit Miral in hospital, reportedly following publicity around the case. Miral’s father didn’t apply for permission to accompany her as it is generally the case that only one accompanier is allowed per patient, including for children. (more…)
A seminal step towards legal accountability and justice: ICC Prosecutor announces she is ready to open an investigation into the situation in Palestine
24th December 2019

ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s announcement that she is ready to open a criminal investigation into the situation in Palestine is a seminal step towards achieving legal accountability and justice for the many victims, survivors and their families of alleged serious international crimes perpetrated by Israeli forces and their military and political leadership.

The potential for the investigation to effectively prevent or deter the commission of ongoing and future crimes, by countering the systemic impunity that has prevailed until now, is also very significant.

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Update on the shooting of 9-year-old ‘Abd a-Rahman a-Shtweiwi: Forensic Architecture’s findings strongly suggest the boy was shot in the forehead with live ammunition
23rd October 2019

On 12 July 2019, nine-year-old ‘Abd a-Rahman a-Shteiwi was shot in the forehead by an Israeli soldier in Kafr Qaddum, in the occupied West Bank, during the town’s weekly protests against settlement expansion and settler violence. At the the time he was shot, ‘Abd was playing at the entrance of his friend’s house, over 100 metres away from demonstrators. The shot to ‘Abd’s forehead resulted in a large hole, multiple skull fractures and serious brain damage; a CT scan showed around 100 fragments lodged in the boy’s brain. Over three months since this grievous wounding, we have reports from two sources that he remains in hospital in a coma. (more…)

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RT @alhaq_org Rights Groups Call on #UN #HumanRightsCouncil to Prevent Impending Israeli #Annexation alhaq.org/advocacy/16938…

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Ms Hasan's administrative detention can intimidate other students from exercising fundamental civil & political rights for fear of similar punitive sanctions. According to a university statement, Israeli forces have detained 74 Birzeit students from September 2019 to Jan 2020.

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RT @MedicalAidPal We've delivered 10,000 bottles of disinfectant alcohol gel to #Gaza's Central Drug Store. We're doing our utmost to prevent further spread of #COVID19 & avoid nightmare scenario of the Palestinian health systems becoming totally overwhelmed. Please donate: map.org.uk/coronavirus pic.twitter.com/7p0CDVjrHF

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We and Addameer submit that Ms Hasan has been targeted for being a Palestinian, and active in lawful and peaceful organisations, including those of a political and religious nature, which are protected by basic rights and freedoms guaranteed under international human rights law.

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