Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor Office of the Prosecutor International Criminal Court Oude Waalsdorperweg 10 The Hague, The Netherlands 11 May 2021 Re: Situation in Palestine: Sheikh Jarrah – Communication from Legal Scholars & Advocates Dear Prosecutor Bensouda, The world is watching as a war
Published : 11 May 2021Data on demolition and displacement in the West Bank The figures below reflect the demolition of Palestinian-owned structures and the resulting displacement of people from their homes across the West Bank since 2009. Together with other
Published : 10 May 2021The fights over Sheikh Jarrah reveal the folly of relitigating Israel’s founding (opinion) Defending the pending evictions of as many as 300 Palestinian residents from East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Aryeh King rhetorically asked:
Published : 10 May 2021Hundreds of Palestinians Protesting Evictions in Jerusalem Injured in `State-Sanctioned Campaign of Israeli Violence` "Israel`s violence has a clear purpose: ethnically cleanse Jerusalem of Palestinians to allow Israeli settlers to take over Palestinian homes." More than 200
Published : 08 May 2021Consultation on the draft General Comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 14:30 – 16:30 CEST (live on Zoom from Villa Moynier, Geneva) Everyone needs land – to be enjoyed as
Published : 07 May 2021Inside the Campaign to Prevent the Forcible Removal of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah In a matter of just two weeks, six Palestinian families from the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood will be thrown out of their homes
Published : 01 May 2021In a Joint Submission to UN Special Rapporteur, Organizations Highlight the Role of Israel’s Colonial Settlements in the Entrenchment of its Settler-Colonial and Apartheid Regime Today, the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC); Cairo Institute for
Published : 30 April 2021Constitutional complaints against the Federal Climate Change Act partially successful In an order published today, the First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court held that the provisions of the Federal Climate Change Act of 12 December
Published : 29 April 2021CESCR calls for written contributions to the draft general comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is developing a general comment on Land and Economic, Social
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