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Israel's Human Rights Behaviour July 2004-July 2005
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(by Marie Badarne & Erin E. Thomas in cooperation with the EMRHN WG on Palestine, August 2006)
The report summarises humanitarian law and human rights violations committed by Israel against residents of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and against Palestinian minority citizens of Israel between July 2004 and July 2005.
Respect and promotion of human rights and democratisation have become a central pillar of international relations, as manifested in international law and custom and in the bilateral treaties between the EU and Israel. With the launch of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, or “the Barcelona Process”, in 1995, 27 countries including Israel agreed that their cooperation should be based upon the respect for human rights and democratic principles. However, Israel continued its grave violations of international humanitarian law and human rights against Palestinian residents of the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Palestinian citizens of Israel in 2004 and 2005. Israel abuses its right to defend its citizens and territory by applying state security measures that either lack correlation to the stated security risks or that are carried out in a disproportionate manner. The report is only available in English. |
