External publications on IHL in oPt

World Bank Report on Movement and Access Restrictions in the West Bank

On 9 May 2007, the World Bank published a report on movement and access restrictions imposed by the Israeli goverment in the West Bank.

B'Tselem/HaMoked Report on Torture and Ill-Treatment of Palestinian Detainees

An April 2007 report by B'Tselem and HaMoked - Center for the Defence of the Individual uncovers routine ill-treatment of Palestinians detainees during interrogations by the Israeli Security Agency (ISA).

B'Tselem Report on Violations of the Rights of Palestinians in Israel without a Permit

As a consequence of the high unemployment rates and severe economic hardship prevailing in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, many Palestinians try to enter Israel in order to find work to support their families.

Israeli High Court of Justice's decision on Israel's assassination policy

On the 14 December 2006 the Israeli High Court of Justice announced its ruling on Israel's assassination policy.

Badil Report on Forced Displacement as a Result of the Wall

In September 2006, the Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights (Badil), the Norwegian Refugee Council, and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC) published a joint pilot study on forced displacement caused by the Wa

Al-Haq Report on Forcible Transfers and Deportations

In November 2006 Al-Haq published a report on the forcible transfers and deportations of Palestinians from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip or abroad.

B'Tselem Report on Israel's Bombing of the Gaza Power Plant in the summer 2006

In July 2006 Israel attacked the only electricity power plant in the Gaza Strip. Months after the bombing, the 1.4 million inhabitants of Gaza did not have electricity during most of the day and night.

Hamoked/B'Tselem Report on Family Unification

Since the outbreak of the Second Intifada Israel has stopped allowing for family reunifications between Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory and their spouses and family members without Palestinian ID cards, living abroad.

B'Tselem Report on the Wall

In the summer of 2006 B'Tselem published a report on the Wall in Jerusalem, where you can read about family division, settlements, check-points, residency and social rights, demographic changes, discrimination in housing access etc.

Al Mezan Center for Human Rights calls for respect of IHL in the Gaza Strip

The Palestinian, Gaza-based organization Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, has launched a series of press releases during the recent crisis in the Gaza Strip, caused by the internal fighting between the two Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah.

Urgent appeal from Israeli human rights groups regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip

Eight Israeli human rights organizations make an urgent appeal to the Israeli Defense Minister, warning against a worsening of the crisis in the Gaza Strip if Israel continues to close borders and isolate Gaza from the outside world.

Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network report on EU-Israeli relations

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), which includes our partner organizations B'Tselem and Al-Haq, has launched its third annual review on human rights in EU-Israeli relations.

Human Rights Watch report on Israeli shelling and Palestinian rockets in the Gaza Strip

Palestinian rocket attacks launched towards Israeli towns, and Israeli artillery strikes launched near populated areas in the Gaza Strip have caused hundreds of civilian casualities and stand in clear contrast with international humanitarian law (IHL).

UN OCHA Report on the Humanitarian Impact on Palestinians of Israeli Settlements in the West Bank

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) has released an extensive report examining the humanitarian impact of Israeli settlements on Palestinian life.

Yesh Din Report: 90 percent of criminal investigations of IDF soldiers closed without indictment

In a short report, the Israeli Volunteer organisation for human rights, Yesh Din, reveals that since the beginning of the Second Intifada in 2000, 90 percent of the investigations of Israeli soldiers have been closed without indictment.

Yesh Din Report on the Defects of the Military Courts in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

In January 2008, the Israeli human rights organisation, Yesh Din, published a comprehensive report on the implementation of due process rights in military courts in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Report on the human rights situation in the oPt by Prof. Dugard

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Prof. John Dugard, presented his latest report to the UN Human Rights Council in January 2008.

Palestinian child prisoners

The international non-governmental organisation Defence for Children International (DCI) released an extensive report on the treatment of Palestinian child prisoners in connection with the Palestinian Prisoners Day 2008 (17th of April).

Ir Amim report on Israeli policies in Jerusalem

The Israeli non-governmental organisation Ir Amim has launched the first in a row of reports monitoring the situation on the ground in Jerusalem during the time of the Annapolis-initiated negotiations between President Abbas and Prime Minister Olmert.

OCHA/UNRWA Report on the Humanitarian Impact of the Wall

Four years after the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of the Wall inside the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), the United Nations - Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair

PCHR Report on Extrajudicial Killings

Having documented and published a series of fact sheets and reports on extrajudicial killings in the oPt carried out by the Israeli army since the outbreak of the second intifada in 2000, Palestinian Center for Human Rights has released its ninth compreh

Beit Hanoun shelling possible war crime according to UN fact finding mission

The UN fact finding mission to Beit Hanoun, established under the Human Rights Council, found that Israel's shelling of the Gaza village of Beit Hanoun in November 2006 that killed 19 Palestinian civilians may constitute a war crime and that victims shou

HaMoked online legal library

HaMoked has gathered a substantial amount of Israeli and international case-law and created an online legal library accessible on the HaMoked website.

Harvard web portal

The information project includes the IHL web portal of the Harvard University based program HPCR - The Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research.