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In this section you can get an overview of newly published publications related to the region and find out where to get them.

Announcements of new member publications are published for 6 months - after that please refer to our members' own web sites.

Foul Play: Neglect of wastewater treatment in the West Bank	Date: 30-06-2009
Author: B'Tselem
Wastewater in the West Bank – from the settlements, from parts of Jerusalem, and from Palestinian communities – amounts to 91 million cubic meters [mcm] a year. Most of it is not treated, despite the sanitary and environmental danger inherent to wastewater flowing freely. Prolonged neglect of this issue has caused severe hazards in the West Bank and is liable to pollute the Mountain Aquifer, the most important and highest-quality water source for both Israelis and Palestinians. Read more

	Date: 24-06-2009

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A new PCATI report - Shackling as a Form of Torture and Abuse	Date: 24-06-2009
Author: PCATI
The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) released a major report, based on 547 cases of arrest by soldiers and dozens of interrogations by the GSS in the past year as well as additional cases from previous years. Read more

	Date: 24-06-2009

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Adalah's Review Volume 5	Date: 17-06-2009
Author: Adalah
Adalah is pleased to announce the publication of our legal journal: Adalah's Review Volume 5 "On Criminalization" Read more

	Date: 19-05-2009

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War Crimes Against Children: new report on the 313 children killed during Gaza offensive	Date: 19-05-2009
Author: PCHR
A new report released today reveals the true extent of child killings by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip during its 23 day offensive on Gaza between 27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009. Read more

New data: Around 70% of the prisoners incarcerated in Israel are Arabs	Date: 13-05-2009
Author: Adalah
New data: Around 70% of the prisoners incarcerated in Israel are Arabs Read more

Human Rights Violations in Adana in January, February and March 2009: Monitoring Report by the Adana branch of the Human Rights Association	Date: 15-04-2009
Author: IHD
Children received disproportionate and unjust sentences Read more

Hiding Behind Civilian: Al Mezan report onThe Use of Palestinian Civilians as Human Shields by the Israeli Occupation Forces	Date: 14-04-2009
Author: Al Mezan
In this update report Al Mezan presents seven case studies on the use of Palestinian civilians as human shields by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). These case studies, based on comprehensive field investigations and witness statements, demonstrate that the IOF continues to systematically use Palestinian civilians as human shields, in breach of international humanitarian law (IHL), international human rights law (IHRL) and even Israeli domestic law. Six of these incidents took place during Operation Cast Lead launched against the Gaza Strip between 27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009, and one took place earlier in 2008. Read more

A society under surveillance: Human Rights in France	Date: 14-04-2009
Author: Ligue des droits de l'Homme
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Unlawful Combatants: The Violation of Gazan Detainees' Rights in Israeli Prisons	Date: 14-04-2009
Author: Al Mezan
This report aims to give the reader an understanding of the legal status of unlawful combatants within international law as well as Israeli and US law. It examines Israel's Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law, 5762-2002 (with amendments passed on 30 July 2008), as a way of abrogating the rights of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. The report compares the policies of Israel towards unlawful combatants' detainment to those of the United States. Read more

Adalah Newsletter	Date: 08-04-2009
Author: Adalah
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	Date: 01-04-2009

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The Targeting of Medical Centers, Ambulance Teams and Civil Defense Teams during the Israeli Offensive “Operation Cast Lead” against the Gaza Strip, 27 December 2008 – 18 January 2009	Date: 18-03-2009
Author: Al Mezan
The continued failure of the international community to hold Israel accountable for grave breaches of international law and the perpetration of war crimes sends a clear message that the State of Israel is free to act at will in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). Read more

Obstruction of Access to Healthcare, Yet Another Child Casualty Due to Israel’s Closure Policies, 18 March 2009	Date: 18-03-2009
Author: Al Mezan
Seventeen-year-old Maher Mohammed Ash-Sheikh died in Gaza on Sunday January 25 waiting for the Israeli government to give him clearance to receive treatment for his leukemia in Israel. Read more

2008 activities report	Date: 10-03-2009
Author: PCATI
In the past year we continued to develop our legal activities and widen our public engagement activities in an attempt to reach as many people as possible by a variety of means. We petitioned the courts, held events for the general public, met with many decision makers in the Knesset, the government and the security forces, published reports and newsletters, produced and disseminated video clips, engaged the media and collaborated with many other organizations in order to inform the public of our position and expose the extent of Israel's continued use of torture and ill treatment. Read more

Position Paper – Israeli Military Attacks on the Civilian Police Force and Government Buildings and Institutions of Hamas in Gaza	Date: 03-03-2009
Author: Adalah
Adalah Attorney Fatmeh El-'Ajou writes a legal position paper on the question of whether Israeli military attacks on the civilian police force and government buildings and institutions of Hamas in Gaza constitute war crimes under international criminal law Read more

Report: Syria's Supreme State Security Court	Date: 25-02-2009
Author: HRW
In this 73-page report, Human Rights Watch documents how the SSSC has relied on sham trials to prosecute at least 153 defendants since January 2007 on the basis of vague charges that criminalize freedom of expression. Those prosecuted include 10 bloggers, 16 Kurdish activists, and eight citizens accused of "insulting the Syrian president" in private conversations. Read more

The Right to Health of the Palestinian Arab Minority in Israel: A Status Report	Date: 25-02-2009
Author: HRA
It is now apparent that the enactment of the Israeli Health law, has not succeeded in narrowing gaps in health between the Arab and Jewish populations. Indeed, in some parameters the gaps have widened still further Read more

PCHR Special Report, February 2009. Inter-Palestinian Human Rights Violations in the Gaza Strip	Date: 11-02-2009
Author: PCHR Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
PCHR Special Report, February 2009. Inter-Palestinian Human Rights Violations in the Gaza Strip Read more

B'Tselem releases 2008 annual report	Date: 11-02-2009
Author: B'Tselem
B'Tselem releases 2008 annual report Read more

Al-Haq’s fourth quarterly field report (of 2008)	Date: 04-02-2009
Author: Al Haq
Al-Haq’s fourth quarterly field report (of 2008) covering human rights abuses committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory by the Israeli Occupying Power, as well as the Palestinian National Authority in the West Bank, and the Hamas de facto authority in the Gaza Strip, in the period from October to December 2008. Read more

Knowing Our Rights: Women, family, laws and customs in the Muslim world	Date: 21-01-2009

Knowing Our Rights: Women, family, laws and customs in the Muslim world - 3rd edition WLUML (Published: December 2006) Read more

	Date: 21-01-2009

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Final report for the conference entitled “Trafficking in Women for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation”	Date: 19-11-2008
Author: Mediterranean Institute of gender Studies
Final report for the conference entitled “Trafficking in Women for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation” Read more

Not the Way Forward	Date: 29-10-2008
Author: HRW
This 36-page report focuses on two important appeals in the House of Lords this month that will test the reliability of no-torture promises from the governments of Algeria and Jordan. In the pending appeals, Britain’s highest court will grapple for the first time with the government’s “deportation with assurances” policy, an important component of its counterterrorism strategy. In RB and U v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, to be heard on October 22 and 23, 2008, the potential deportees are two Algerians. Assurances from the Algerian authorities that the person would not be tortured if returned to Algeria were negotiated in each case. Read more

Adalah’s Annual Report of Activities	Date: 29-10-2008
Author: Adalah
Adalah’s Annual Report of Activities Half-Year Report 2008 Updated September 2008 Read more

Spain: Returns at Any Cost	Date: 22-10-2008
Author: Human Rights Watch
Spain’s Push to Repatriate Unaccompanied Children in the Absence of Safeguards Read more

Mediterranean Gender Institute Newsletter	Date: 22-10-2008
Author: MIGS
The latest issue of MIGS News! In this issue of our newsletter you will find the latest activities of the Institute during 2008. This year has been highlighted by the successful conclusion of a number of projects coordinated by MIGS. Read more

New report on Human Rights-Based Approaches and EU Development Aid Policies	Date: 08-10-2008
Author: Amnesty
(07/10/2008) A review of EU development policies launched today in Brussels finds that core EU development policies, including the European Consensus on Development, fail to coherently reflect the applicable international human rights framework and other core legal principles required of human rights based development, as outlined in 2003 in the UN Common Understanding regarding human rights based approaches (HRBA). Read more

Report on the First Extraordinary Session of the 15th Jordanian Parliament	Date: 08-10-2008
Author: ACHRS
Report on the First Extraordinary Session of the 15th Jordanian Parliament Read more

Date Rape Cases among Young Women: Strategies for Support and Prevention	Date: 24-09-2008
Author: MIGS
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Access Denied: Israeli measures to deny Palestinians access to land around settlements	Date: 17-09-2008
Author: B'Tselem
Comprehensive Report, September 2008 Read more

Report on Sidi Ifni events	Date: 17-09-2008
Author: OMDH
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	Date: 17-09-2008

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A compilation of Sources on Israeli Military Law	Date: 03-09-2008
Author: PCATI
A compilation of Sources on Israeli Military Law relates to the OPT. This two-volume source book for Palestinian attorneys in Arabic and Hebrew compiles vital information relating to military law. In Hebrew and Arabic Read more

Adalah August Newsletter	Date: 03-09-2008
Author: Adalah
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Danish Institute for Human Rights Newsletter	Date: 26-08-2008
Author: DIHR
The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) would like to welcome you to the first edition of Human Rights Plus. This newsletter, which will be published three times a year, aims to provide donors, partners and other groups interested in human rights, with a regular overview of DIHR’s international activities and publications. Read more

Extra-Judicial Executions as Israeli Government Policy	Date: 26-08-2008
Author: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
Extra-Judicial Executions as Israeli Government Policy Extra-Judicial Executions Committed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) August 2006 - June 2008 Read more

No Defense: Soldier Violence against Palestinian Detainees	Date: 16-07-2008
Author: PCATI
A report by the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) published this morning reveals the widespread phenomenon of violence against bound Palestinian detainees by IDF soldiers and the almost absolute indifference of the IDF, the Ministry of Defense and the Knesset towards the existence of this phenomenon and the need to take action in order to eradicate it completely. Read more

Publication of the Annual Report 2007 of the Observatory - Steadfast in Protest	Date: 16-07-2008
Author: Observatoire pour la protection des défenseurs des droits de l'Homme
Geneva-Paris, June 19, 2008. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), which supports, monitors and protects human rights defenders throughout the year, is publishing today its 2007 Annual Report. The report focuses on the year-round fight for human rights and includes contributions from Hina Jilani, Desmond Tutu, Barbara Hendricks, José Ramos Horta, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel and Wei Jingsheng. It celebrates the steadfast protest of all human rights defenders. Read more

Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, A Study on the Implementation of the EU Guidelines on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	Date: 16-07-2008
Author: United against torture
A Study on the Implementation of the EU Guidelines on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Read more

Final Results of the Euro-Mediterranean project “Intercultural Dialogue on Violence against Women”	Date: 09-07-2008
Author: Mediterranean Institute of gender Studies
The Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies [MIGS] is pleased to make available a publication with the Final Results of the Euro-Mediterranean project “Intercultural Dialogue on Violence against Women”. Read more

In the Name of Security: Routine Abuses in Tunisia	Date: 09-07-2008
Author: Amnesty
Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people, including children, suspected of terrorism-related offences, have been arrested in Tunisia since the introduction of the Anti-Terrorism Law in 2003. Authorities use the broad definition of ‘terrorism’ in this law to criminalize legitimate and peaceful opposition activities. Many have been tortured and otherwise ill-treated, held in incommunicado detention and subjected to enforced disappearances in the last five years. At least 977 people have been tried and sentenced since June 2006 - after unfair trials before military and other courts - to long prison terms or even death. Read more

PCHR Annual Report 2007	Date: 09-07-2008
Author: PCHR
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) has issued its Annual Report for 2007 that covers the period of 1 January – 31 December 2007. As in the past years, the report contains three parts: (1) a report on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT); (2) a report on PCHR's activities in 2007. Read more

Tunisia: The latest events and the Union for the Mediterranean	Date: 09-07-2008
Author: CRLDHT/FTCR
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PCATI Newsletter	Date: 04-03-2008
Author: PCATI
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Migration-Related Detention: A research guide on human rights standards relevant to the detention of migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees.	Date: 21-12-2007
Author: Amnesty
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