Reports

CAIRO, Dec 28, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- A leader of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas rejected calls by Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee, to stop fighting against Israeli occupation, the Egyptian Arabic daily…

Today, 28 December 2004, PCHR has published a report evaluating the pre-election stage, including conclusions of the monitoring conducted by PCHR on the registration of voters in the last quarter of 2004. PCHR has sent two copies of the report to…

BEERSHEBA, Israel, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Israel began the release of 159 Palestinian prisoners on Monday, many of them serving the final months of their sentences, in a gesture to the new Palestinian leadership after Yasser Arafat's death. Buses carrying…

The ICRC has taken part in the release of 165 Palestinian detainees to the West Bank and Gaza Strip. On 23 and 26 December, ICRC delegates interviewed the detainees who were to be released by the Israeli authorities in private,…

PCHR is increasingly concerned for the increase in killings caused by the misuse of weapons, especially by law enforcement officials or other persons who have links with the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). PCHR reiterates its call for the PNA…

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. Delays of access and arbitrary searches…

Appeal Target: US$ 1,558,523 Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$ 1,503,730 Geneva, 23 December 2004 Dear Colleagues, The protracted emergency crisis in the Palestinian territories has severely weakened coping mechanisms of Palestinian families. The virtual lock-up of the Gaza Strip…

Ref: 185/2004 Time: 11:30 GMT As an accredited local monitoring organization, PCHR has sent two letters to the Palestinian Central Election Commission (CEC) relating to the stages of the presidential election, which will be held on 9 January 2005. In the first…

Ref: 184/2004 On Wednesday, 22 December 2004, PCHR received a number of members of the EU mission to monitor the Palestinian presidential election, which will be held on 9 January 2005. The delegation, which included 9 members of the mission,…