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January 23, 2014

Medical neglect and death in Israeli jails

If Israel had any ambition of appearing worthy of a humanitarian stance, it has failed miserably. Palestinian prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh was scheduled to be released from prison ‘in...

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January 23, 2014

The most dangerous country in the world to be a journalist

Over the last two years, the Syrian conflict has claimed 70,000 lives and displaced one million people. It has also claimed the lives of a significant number of media...

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January 23, 2014

Justifying torture in the name of security

“We are building our state and to me that matters more than causing harm to some group or individual.” This statement uttered by a former Palestinian Authority official to...

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January 23, 2014

Official 'concern' over Issawi's health

Despite Samer Issawi’s consistent refusal to bargain with Israeli authorities, the past days have been replete with offers of exile in return for ending the hunger-strike. According to Jawad...

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January 23, 2014

Samer Issawi to be released

In what is being considered a major victory against administrative detention, Samer Issawi has accepted an agreement negotiated by Israeli and Palestinian officials to end his hunger strike. The...

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January 23, 2014

Residents of Gaza's Swedish Village living in appalling conditions

The village known as the Swedish Village, which was established by Swedish donors in 1965 on 40 dunams of land, has been forgotten with the passing of time. Situated...

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January 23, 2014

Human rights campaign against administrative detention

The Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association (Addameer) launched in April a global ‘Stop Administrative Detention Campaign’. The initiative seeks to highlight Israel’s human rights violations against Palestinian...

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January 23, 2014

Gaza's property boom is not the full story

Last week, Channel 4’s Unreported World offered an insight into the Gaza Strip’s property market. With almost 2 million inhabitants trapped on a sliver of land 25 miles long,...

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January 23, 2014

Banning white phosphorus with the exception of undisclosed 'extreme cases'

Israel has informed the High Court of Justice that the Israeli army will halt the use of white phosphorus in civilian areas, following a petition from various human rights...

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January 23, 2014

65 years on, and the Nakba continues

Earlier this month, Israeli forces declared plans to demolish 11 homes in Deir Nidham in the northwest of Ramallah; their destruction will make way for the expansion of the...

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