Human Rights in Palestine
Various
publications about Israeli Human Rights abuses against Palestinians.
Testimonies of Human Rights violations inflicted on Palestinian political
prisoners and civilians as reported by attorneys and human rights
workers. Stories of Israeli terror and repression against Palestinians.
Topics include the Six Day War, resistance to Israeli occupation of the
West Bank and Gaza, Israeli use of biological weapons against
Palestinians, Israeli attacks on refugee camps in Lebanon.
Documents
![Minors in the Shore Camp](images/thumbnails//30051.jpg)
Publisher: Association for Civil Rights in IsraelYear: 1988Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Report on conditions for the young Palestinian prisoners at Ansar 2 prison, also known as the "Shore Camp."
![Report of Visit to Ketziot Detention Camp on June 1, 1988](images/thumbnails//30052.jpg)
Publisher: Association for Civil Rights in IsraelDate: 6/5/1988Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Report on the conditions at Ketziot Detention Camp featuring accounts by many prisoners held there. Details brutal treatment and humiliation of Palestinian detainees by Israeli soldiers and the poor conditions and inadequate medical care for the prisoners.
![Palestine Human Rights Bulletin](images/thumbnails//30055.jpg)
Publisher: Palestine Human Rights CampaignDate: 6/30/1977Volume Number: No. 1Format: PeriodicalCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Contains reports written by Felicia Langer and Leah Tsemel detailing a hunger strike by Arab prisoners at the Ashkelon jail. The strike was undertaken in response to poor conditions at the prison.
![Palestine Human Rights Bulletin](images/thumbnails//30056.jpg)
Publisher: Palestine Human Rights CampaignDate: 8/30/1977Volume Number: No. 2Format: PeriodicalCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Contains an excerpt from a letter written by Noam Chomsky to Roger Baldwin of the International League for Human Rights (ILHR). Letter takes issue with the ILHR's stance towards Israeli and their neglect in reporting certain Israeli abuses, such as the use of torture against Palestinian prisoners.
![Zionist Israeli Acts of Terrorism 1939-1974](images/thumbnails//30064.jpg)
Report enumerating Zionist and Israeli acts of terror against Arabs between 1939 and 1974.
![Children of The Stones](images/thumbnails//30068.jpg)
Publisher: Palestinian Center for the Study of Non-ViolenceYear: 1988Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Report on the violence and suffering perpetrated against Palestinian children by the Israeli military. Includes signed affidavits from numerous witnesses detailing the abuses of children.
![Press Release No. 15 - AL-HAQ Calls for the Immediate Closure of Ketziot/Ansar 3](images/thumbnails//30078.jpg)
Publisher: Al-Haq / Law in the Service of Man - West Bank Affiliate of the International Commission of JuristsDate: 5/31/1988Volume Number: No. 15Format: Press ReleaseCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Press Release by al-Haq calling for the closure of the Ketziot Military Detention Centre, also known as Ansar 3. Includes a letter from Palestinian detainees at Ansar 3, detailing the conditions at the camp.
![Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned About the Middle East (Summer 1990)](images/thumbnails//35116.jpg)
Publisher: Najda: Women Concerned About the Middle EastYear: 1994Call Number: Volume Number: 34-4 SummerFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Features articles detailing the environmental impacts of Israeli occupation, including the degradation of land, exploitation of water resources, and pollution from agricultural chemicals. Newsletter also includes short reports on homelessness in Jerusalem and Palestinian women political prisoners.
a. Marla Schrader, “Environmental Degredation and Conflict in Palestine”
i. Land degredation and desertification
ii. Water resources
iii. Agrochemical pollution
iv. Waste water pollution
v. Palestinian efforts
b. homelessness in Jerusalem
c. Book Reviews
i. Fragments of Memory: A Story of a Syrian Family (Hanna Mina)
ii. Daughter of Damascus (Siham Tergeman)
![Enforced Exile: A Study of Israeli Deportation and Depopulation Techniques](images/thumbnails//39118.jpg)
Publisher: The Permanent Committee for Palestinian DeporteesCall Number: Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Reprinted by Free Palestine Press. Monograph focused on the ways in which the Israeli army carries out and justifies deportations of Palestinians in violation of international law.
Introduction / Aims of Deportation / Legal Aspects of Deportation / The Genocide Aspect / Manner of Deportation / Individual Cases of Deportation / Deportation and Uprisings / Other Leading Deportees / Common illnesses in Israeli Prisons / Conclusion.
![Torture and Intimidation in the West Bank](images/thumbnails//39186.jpg)
Publisher: International Commission of Jurists and Law in the Service of ManCall Number: Format: PamphletCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
This is the second report by Law in the Service of Man (LSM) on al-Fara's Prison stemming from LSM's concern about the condition of detainees and prisoners, especially regarding intimidation tactics. Includes a number of affidavits reflecting first-hand accounts of experiences with torture inside.