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Raising arbitrary student detention at the United Nations: Fobzu’s interview with LPHR
14th October 2021
In August, our colleagues at the UK charity, Friends of Birzeit University (Fobzu), conducted an in-depth interview with LPHR’s Aleisha Ebrahimi, following the significant decision of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention that three female Birzeit University students are being unlawfully arbitrarily detained. The illuminating interview is republished below with Fobzu’s kind permission. (more…)
Use of force against Palestinian demonstrators and medical personnel
16th June 2021
In the context of the imminent illegal dispossession and forcible transfer of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan, occupied East Jerusalem, it has been documented that Israel’s forces have been using excessive force against peaceful Palestinian demonstrators and also targeted Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) personnel. This blog explores the applicable legal framework and consequences. (more…)
Gaza Electricity Crisis Deepens Further Amidst Military Action
20th May 2021
The Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights has reported that the Gaza Strip is currently suffering from a 76% deficit in electrical supplies due to the ongoing military action in Gaza by Israel’s forces, which has been codenamed ‘Operation Guardian of the Walls’.
The available power supply in the Gaza Strip as of 19 May stands at around 107mw, which is significantly lower than the estimated 400MW that is required to meet the needs of the area. The adverse impacts are multifaceted. For example, due to lack of power supply, three main seawater desalination plants providing services for more than 400,000 people have suspended operation and more than 100,000 cubic metres of untreated or partially treated wastewater are being discharged to the sea daily.
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Settler violence surges in the void of lack of international action against settlements
26th March 2021
On 10 March 2021, Saeed Alyan Awad, a Palestinian, was brutally attacked by Israeli settlers whilst on his way to check on his land to the south of Hebron in the Israeli occupied West Bank. Saeed, who was accompanied by his wife and children, sustained a cracked skull and broken jaw. His wife suffered severe bruises to her leg.
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RT @AlMezanCenter 🔴BREAKING On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, @AlMezanCenter issues new report, ‘The #GazaBantustan – Israeli Apartheid in the Gaza Strip’, which considers #IsraeliApartheid from the perspective of 2M+ Palestinians in #Gaza mezan.org/en/post/24083

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RT @eappiukireland "#Israel has wielded its control in ways that privilege its own citizens, while geographically segregating #Palestinian communities and denying them equitable access to many of the essential building blocks of #health" Important new paper by @MedicalAidPal map.org.uk/campaigns/syst…

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On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, @AlMezanCenter issues a new report: ‘The Gaza Bantustan—Israeli Apartheid in the Gaza Strip’ #InternationalPalestineDay mezan.org/en/post/24083

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RT @InterpalUK Israeli authorities have uprooted more than 800,000 Palestinian olive trees in the occupied West Bank since 1967. Symbols of Palestine, olive trees are a vital source of income for Palestinian farmers and their families. #WorldOliveTreeDay pic.twitter.com/219Q1zzWEv

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