Urgent action

Requesting the UK Government’s intervention in the ongoing withholding of the body of Ahmed Erekat from his family following his apparent unlawful killing by Israeli forces over six months ago

Date

19th January 2021

Recipient

Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Overview of Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria on the tenth anniversary of the Syrian conflict
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This blog to mark the tenth anniversary provides a summary of the situation of Yarmouk refugee camp over the last ten years. In so doing, it also emphasises the necessity for legal accountability for apparent serious violations of international law that has caused catastrophic civilian harm.
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LPHR interview on the growing military targeting of Palestinian university students and the launch of the Tom Hurndall Student Protection Project
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Last month, our colleagues at the excellent UK charity, Friends of Birzeit University (Fobzu), published an interview with LPHR on the increasing Israeli military targeting of Palestinian university students. The interview was conducted soon after the submission of LPHR’s complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding the ongoing detention of three female Birzeit University students: Layan Kayed, Elyaa Abu Hijla and Ruba Asi. The complaint was jointly submitted with the Palestinian human rights organisation, Addameer.
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Twitter

RT @MirandaCleland Tonight, Israeli soldiers camped out in an olive grove shot an unarmed Palestinian teenager, 16-year-old Said, in the back twice with live ammunition. Then they prevented an ambulance and paramedics from helping him. @DCIPalestine's late night reporting: dci-palestine.org/israeli_for… twitter.com/DCIPalestine/s…

About 4 hours ago

RT @benabyad In recent days & weeks, Israeli forces have been subjecting many Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem to intense levels of violence - including (but not just) in the Old City, Issawiya, & Sheikh Jarrah. A thread of some examples (cw for video/photos) twitter.com/gharabli_ahmad…

Yesterday

RT @OrenZiv1985 Tonight in #jerusalem: Israeli police arrest Palestinian youth during a vigil against house evictions by Israeli settlers in sheikh jarrah #eastjerusalem pic.twitter.com/dAD6cZT5Yc

Yesterday

RT @josephwillits Tonight in Sheikh Jarrah. Palestinians protesting the forced eviction & dispossession of families by Israel in favour of illegal Israeli settlers and a brutal military occupation, met with knees on the neck and Israeli police brutality. Photo by @OrenZiv1985 #SaveSheikhJarrah twitter.com/josephwillits/… pic.twitter.com/TLryappbdy

About 2 days ago

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