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Dr. Abu Safiya Reports Torture and Severe Abuses in Israeli Custody; Al Mezan Calls for His Immediate Release
Around 3 p.m. today, Al Mezan’s lawyer visited Dr. Abu Safiya in Ofer Prison, located in the unlawfully occupied West Bank. During the visit, Dr. Abu Safiya detailed the various forms of torture and abuse to which he has been subjected both during his unlawful arrest and throughout his arbitrary detention by Israeli forces and authorities.
‘Last nail in the coffin’: Israeli settlers push on with fresh West Bank land grab
There are fears that a widely unnoticed displacement of Bedouin has the aim of fragmenting the territory intended for a future Palestinian state
Explosive Remnants in Gaza Cause Dozens of Casualties
Up to 10% of munitions fired by Israel into Gaza have failed to detonate, leaving behind deadly hazards for years to come
The Hague Group Must Become a Global Initiative
The formation of The Hague Group is a critical step toward saving the international legal order. More states need to follow through to ensure the end of systemic impunity.
Academic freedom and democracy: to say everything, not anything
Revue des droits de l’homme – N°26
Éric Fassin
https://doi.org/10.4000/12hrc
I saw illegality and complicity with war crimes. That’s why I quit the UK Foreign Office
Ministers and senior officials protected arms deals facilitating death and horror in Gaza and Yemen. I urge my former colleagues to resist them
‘They Took Every Book With a Palestinian Flag on It’: Israeli Police Raids Iconic E. J’lem Bookshop, Arrest Owners
Police told the owners of the stores, specializing in Arabic and English books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the history of Jerusalem, that they were suspected of disturbing public order. Their lawyer says police likely pivoted once they realized they would not get approval for incitement charges
Large-scale forced displacement in the West Bank impacts 40,000 people
The forced displacement of Palestinian communities in the northern West Bank is escalating at an alarming pace.
“Inflicting harm and denying care” in the West Bank: MSF report on escalation of attacks and obstructions of healthcare
According to the MSF report, Inflicting harm and denying care, the escalation of violence in the West Bank has severely hindered access to healthcare and is part of a pattern of systemic oppression by Israel, which has been described by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as amounting to racial segregation and apartheid.