Olive production It is olive harvest season once again in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) and something unusual is taking place, something unique to this region. Unlike most harvests...

A legal and lethal tool of Israeli repression A largely neglected instrument of legal Israeli repression used against the Palestinian people is that of administrative detention. Thousands of men...

In 1948, following the horrors of World War Two and the atrocities committed by the Nazis against millions of people across Europe, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the...

Dr Hanan Chehata and Samira Quraishy A mere eleven minutes after Israel declared its independence in 1948, US President Harry Truman recognised the newly created state. That instantaneous public...

This morning (November 30th) John Ging, the Head of the United Nation's Relief and Works Agency (), hosted a discussion on the current crisis in the Gaza Strip. The...

Overview The treatment of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons does not comply with international human rights or with international humanitarian law standards. This report examines how these international law...

Concerns about British and EU Roles in Palestinian Authority Human Rights Abuses in the Occupied West Bank "While it may be true that what happens in Vegas stays in...

European Efforts to Apply the Principle of Universal Jurisdiction Against Israeli Officials Summary Points: Universal Jurisdiction is a principle in international law whereby states claim criminal jurisdiction over persons...