Military Justice
Palestinian Authority to stop court-martialing civilians
Gaza, Palestinian Territory (TML) - Palestinian human rights organization have saluted a decision by the Palestinian Authority to halt political arrests in the West Bank, but expressed concern security forces would continue their crackdown on opponents on criminal grounds ...
Rights group claims reform victory over PA justice system
RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian rights group on Tuesday said its campaign to prohibit Palestinian Authority military courts from prosecuting civilians in the West Bank had been successful ...
PA to end court-martial of civilians
Palestinian General Intelligence: civilians will be no longer tried in military courts
As an organisation dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Al-Haq is pleased to announce that its three-year-long efforts to condemn the illegal practices used by the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank, including the application of military legislation to civilians, has successfully resulted in the abolition of this practice ...
The General Intelligence Agency issues a Decision to Refrain from Bringing Civilians Before Military Courts
The Independent Commission for Human Rights welcomes the decision of the General Intelligence Agency to stop bringing civilians before the military judiciary, as of January 16th 2011 ...
ICHR Calls for Stopping Prosecution of Civilians before Military Courts
The Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) expresses its grave concern over the detention and prosecution of civilians before military courts the last case of which was the sentence issued by the special military court of Hebron on 8 August, 2010 ...