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INTRODUCTION Attherequestofthechildrenrights'organizationDefenceforChildren International,PalestineSection (DCI- PS), the Swedish section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) appointed us asdelegates/trial observers in the West Bank. Our mission was to attend trials in Israeli Military CourtsintheWestBankregardingcaseswherePalestinianchildrenweredetainedforstone- throwing,military actions and membership of militant groups. It was also…

I. Overview In January, Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, was sworn in as the new Palestinian Authority (PA) president. Palestinians, Israelis and international observers reported that the election went relatively smoothly. However, despite the prevailing optimism following the elections,…

Executive Summary In June 2004 the Ministry of Planning (MoP) presented its "Guidelines for Wall Mitigation" (1) to the LACC (2). These Cabinet-approved guidelines are aimed at the donor community and include a number of mitigation measures in response to…

Ref: 26/2005 PCHR is gravely concerned about the riots organized by dozens of armed young men in the streets of Gaza City on Wednesday, 26 January 2005, to pressure the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to execute a detainee accused of…

During this reporting period, the Israeli Army has continued to violate International Humanitarian Law and Fundamental Human Rights, by restricting freedom of movement to Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulances and its medical teams. Denial of access and arbitrary searches…

Gaza (dpa) - Hundreds of Palestinian national security force members began to redeploy in central and southern Gaza Strip Friday, Palestinian security sources and witnesses said. The sources said that the deployment would be the last of its kind, adding…

On Thursday, 27 January 2005, Palestinian electors in 10 local communities went to polling centers to vote in the first local elections to be held in the Gaza Strip since a long time. By holding elections in these10 communities,…

HEBRON, West Bank - The American government Thursday completed four small water and sanitation projects that have made a big difference in the lives of 85,000 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. The projects, costing $2.65 million and financed by…

A secret July 2004 Israeli cabinet decision, which has only recently been publicized, is intended to steal hundreds of acres of East Jerusalem property worth hundreds of millions of dollars from their rightful owners who live in the West…

JERUSALEM, JAN 27, 2005 -- The UNICEF Special Representative in oPt, Dan Rohrmann, expressed his sadness today in the aftermath of the latest fatality, when yesterday, a three-year-old Rahma Ibrahim Abu Shamas was struck dead by a bullet while…