human rights violations
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Settler violence is sponsored by Israeli state
During the past few days, violence has escalated, taking a vengeful and collective punishment nature. The Israeli army protected the perpetrators after a settler was killed and two others were injured.
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes in occupied West Bank
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that from January to November, Jewish settlers carried out 427 attacks in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
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Israel extends Al-Aqsa Mosque cleric travel ban
The so-called Israeli interior minister has issued an order to ban Sabri from travelling outside the country for another four months.
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Palestinian burnt to death at an Israeli checkpoint
The army refused to turn over the charred body of Mousa to his family for burial and decided to hold on to it, possibly to use it, like other bodies of Palestinians its forces have killed and withheld, as a bargaining chip in future prisoners exchange negotiations.
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Israeli forces detain 13 Palestinians from West Bank
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
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Israeli court rejects a petition to release hunger-striking detainee Abu Hawwash
He has spent a total of eight years in Israeli prisons for resisting the occupation, including 52 months in administrative detention before deciding to go on hunger strike to force an end to his detention without charge.
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Palestinian family fears the worst
As people are getting ready to celebrate Christmas in the Holy Land, one Palestinian family fears the worst.
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Mother of a 5-year-old child back behind Israeli bars
Mother of a 5-year-old child back behind Israeli bars after being slammed with another administrative detention order.
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Israel demolishes Palestinian houses in Jerusalem
As if demolishing our house and displacing 20 people, my four sons and their children isn’t enough. They want to fine us the costs of the demolition, by fabricating false pretexts.
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Israel used ‘abusive policing’ against Palestinians in Lod during May unrest: HRW
Human Rights Watch calls on the UN to investigate the discriminatory practices used by Israeli police against peaceful protesters in the city of Lod.
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Israeli forces storm university campus north of Ramallah
The soldiers assaulted the university guards during the raid and tampered with the university and students’ possessions.
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian during raid in West Bank
Confrontation breaks out after undercover Israeli police raid home of Palestinian man in Nablus.
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Palestinian administrative detainee in Israel, on hunger strike for 117 days
Palestinian administrative detainee in Israel, Hisham Abu Hawwash, 40, is said to be in serious health condition after being on hunger strike for 117 consecutive days in protest against his prolonged detention.
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Israel detains more than 400 Palestinians in November
Israel issued 123 administrative detention orders against Palestinians in November, including 39 new orders and 84 renewals of existing orders.
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Israeli settlers vandalize Palestinian vehicles
A group of armed settlers attacked five Palestinian-owned vehicles in the neighborhood, smashing their windshields.
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Israel closes probe into fatal shooting of Palestinian assailant
Footage shot by bystanders appeared to show Israeli police officers continuing to shoot Salima from point-blank range while he was lying on the ground and not appearing to pose a threat.
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Israel, the frontrunner of human rights violations
After seizing their agricultural equipment, Israel forces Palestinians to pay to get them back.
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Top Islamic group discusses rights situation in Kashmir
A body of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed concern over human rights violation in Indian-administered Kashmir, according to Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Monday.
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Amnesty International to TripAdvisor: Remove listings in Israeli settlements
With a sharp increase in settlement expansion underway, and persistent attacks on Palestinians and their properties by some Israeli settlers, it is more important than ever that companies do not further legitimize settlements by doing business in them.
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India rejects Muslim bloc's stand on Jammu and Kashmir
“Our position is consistent on this matter and has no ambiguity. OIC has no locus standing in matters strictly internal to India, including that of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” said Anurag Srivastava, spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs.
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Kashmir issue urged to take to international court
Retired Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan, according to a statement issued by the Srinagar-based Legal Forum for Oppressed Voices of Kashmir (FLOVK) on Saturday, said Pakistan being an important party to the long-standing dispute should approach the UN court.