Who is responsible for the death of baby Omar Masharawi in Gaza last November?
1 May 2013
UN’s conclusion that child was killed by Palestinian rocket is based on investigation by Gaza-based rights group.
Rights and Accountability
Amnesty calls on Israel to release Palestinian academic jailed "to deter left-wing activists"
26 April 2013
“Prisoner of conscience” Ahmad Qatamesh has been held for two years without charge or trial.
US State Department: Israel practices "institutional discrimination"
22 April 2013
Israel practices “institutional and societal discrimination” against its Palestinian citizens: this is the conclusion of the US State Department in its newly-published Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012.
Video: Israeli soldiers use handcuffed Palestinian teen as human shield as they fire at protestors
19 April 2013
The use of any person as a human shield, especially a prisoner, is a serious war crime.
Palestine activists call on Netherlands prince to disassociate from JNF water project
18 April 2013
The Jewish National Fund-Netherlands branch dedicating Naqab/Negev water project to the inauguration of King Willem-Alexander.
Video: Israeli soldiers blindfold and arrest young boy in Hebron
15 April 2013
Armed Israeli settlers confront internationals who ask soldiers why they arrested Palestinian child.
Israeli settlers use six times more water than Palestinians -- new report
8 April 2013
In a damning new report, the Palestinian rights organization Al-Haq has found that Israel operates a system of water apartheid.
Children beaten and blindfolded by Israeli troops
3 April 2013
More evidence has emerged to show that Israel is abusing Palestinian boys, as young as nine.
Israeli soldiers force nine-year-old to act as human shield
29 March 2013
Some 236 Palestinian children were held in Israeli detention during February — a considerable increase from previous months.
No Mothers' Day for women held in G4S-equipped prisons
22 March 2013
Twelve Palestinian female prisoners are imprisoned inside Israel.