An official Palestinian report said that Israel's press freedom violations in the occupied Palestinian lands escalated during 2012.
The report affirmed that Israel committed last year 177 violations a...
The European Union (EU) and Oxfam together with the Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC), Juzoor for Health and Social Development, The Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS), The A...
Turkey, Iran and China lead the world in the number of imprisoned journalists within their borders, a new report said Tuesday.
The report, compiled by the New York-based group Committee to Protect Jou...
The annual celebration of human rights on 10 December falls on the same day that the EU will receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The coincidence is serendipitous. The EU is being honored for promoting demo...
In 1999, the UN designated 25th November of each year as the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This designation comes as part of the UN efforts to curb violence again...
Palestinian hip-hop group DAM team up with UN Women to create a video that they hope will change hearts and minds.
Hip hop for change Photo: Courtesy of UN Women and DAM
Palestinian musicians, local ...
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns obstruction of the work of its field worker in Ramallah and threats to arrest him by the Palestinian Presidential Guard, when he was covering a ...
The Palestinian human rights ombudsman has been given a green light by the Hamas government to resume its work in the Gaza Strip, after their monitoring activities were blocked for several years.
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The first elections held in the West Bank for six years reflect how frustrated Palestinians are with their political system and ruling party Fatah, political observers said Sunday.
The poll was held o...
Members of the Palestinian security forces started Thursday early voting for the local elections in the West Bank, which is scheduled for Saturday, according to a press release by the Central Election...
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