UN expert calls on Israel to end Gaza blockade
June 15, 2013
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories Richard Falk on Friday called on Israel to end its blockade of the Gaza Strip. The blockade, which restricts the flow of goods and people into the region through heavily-guarded border-cro....... [more] 
UN rights expert concerned over Palestinian rights violations
June 8, 2013
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, on Thursday emphasized in a speech to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that efforts to mask the human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territory cannot disguise how Israe....... [more]
UNTSO was founded to facilitate peace in the Middle East
May 29, 2013
On May 29, 1948, the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) was founded by the UN Security Council through Resolution 50 with the goals of assisting with peace in the Middle East and responding to tensions that resulted from the founding of Israel. The UNTSO still exists today as one....... [more]
ICC opens preliminary examination of 2010 Israel flotilla raid
May 15, 2013
The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court said Tuesday that her office will conduct a preliminary examination into the 2010 Israeli raid on an aid flotilla bound for the blockaded Gaza strip in which nine civilians on a Turkish ship were killed. The examination is in response to aut....... [more]
UN rights expert urges Israel to stop construction of highway through Palestinian territory
May 13, 2013
UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk on Monday urged Israel to stop construction of a highway that would cut off the local roads of Palestinian community Beit Safafa. The residents of Beit Safafa were not consulted during during the planning of this six-lane highway, known as the "Begin Highway," and....... [more]
Freedom of Religion in Palestine: Converting Religions
May 1, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Ibrahim Fares, an LL.M. Candidate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2013, explains the impact of religion on legal rights in Palestine...Religion affects many aspects of life in Palestine, including legal rights. One sensitive issue in Palestine is conve....... [more]
Israel AG: border guards can access e-mail accounts
April 25, 2013
Israel's Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein confirmed Wednesday that security personnel can ask visitors to the country to open their e-mail accounts if they are perceived as suspicious. The attorney general's approval comes in response to an inquiry by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACR....... [more]
UN rights expert calls on Israel to withdraw settlers from Palestine territories
March 18, 2013
Israel must cease all settlement activity and immediately withdraw settlers from the Palestinian territories, according to a UN expert speaking before the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday. Christine Chanet presented a report published in January that had been commissioned by the UN Human Ri....... [more]
Israel mistreating detained Palestinian children: report
March 6, 2013
UNICEF reported Wednesday that Israeli practices surrounding the detention of children may violate international legal standards. The report claims approximately 700 Palestinian children are detained every year in Israeli military facilities. Further, UNICEF suggests mistreatment of these children i....... [more]
UN rights expert calls for investigation into death of Palestine prisoner
February 27, 2013
The UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Richard Falk called Wednesday on the international community to investigate the death of Palestinian Prisoner Arafat Jaradat. Jaradat died while in interrogations at an Israeli facility. Initially, Israel claimed the....... [more]
Egypt rights groups: Ministry of Interior responsible for abuses
February 22, 2013
Thirteen Egyptian human rights organizations on Wednesday alleged that Egypt's Ministry of Interior is responsible for police brutality and the deaths of protesters that have occurred since January 25. The report said the recent crimes occurred in prisons, police stations, detention centers and at p....... [more]
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