Human Rights

PalTel: No choice in Web censorship orders

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26/04/2012, maannews
The largest telecommunications company in the occupied territories has no choice but to enforce orders issued by the Palestinian Authority, its chief executive said Wednesday ...

Torture victim's family can't sue PLO for damages, Supreme Court says

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19/04/2012, minnpost
The relatives of a US citizen who was allegedly tortured and killed by Palestinian intelligence officers on the West Bank may not sue the Palestinian Authority or the PLO for damages under the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA) ...

Man killed in police raid near Jenin

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17/04/2012, maannews
A man was killed in a shoot-out with Palestinian security forces in a Jenin-district town on Sunday, a police spokesman said ...

Syndicate Calls on PA to Stop Harassing Journalists

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02/02/2012, WAFA
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) Wednesday called on the Palestinian Authority to respect freedom of the press and to stop harassing journalists for expressing their views, according to a statement ...

Hamas to investigate attack on human rights activist

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19/01/2012, maannews
The Gaza government on Thursday vowed to find the perpetrators of an attack on a human rights activist who was stabbed in Gaza City ...

MADA Condemns "Flagrant Violations" Against Media Freedoms in Gaza

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06/12/2011
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) expresses its deep concern over the serious violations against media freedoms committed by security forces in the Gaza Strip over the past two weeks ...