Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

The Occupied Land

Wadi al-Rakhim, Trees, and the Erosion of Protections

The international human-rights framework mandates that an occupying power ensure public order and safety and protect the civilian population. Repeated incidents of settler violence, coupled…

28 January, 2026

Occupied West Bank, Sport, Settlers, Raids, Civic Space Under Strain

Israeli forces also arrested three young men in Birzeit on Saturday evening after they confronted settlers attacking a house. The incidents highlight ongoing tensions over…

25 January, 2026

Human Rights, West Bank, Settler Violence Against a Bedouin Community

Human‑rights implications and metrics, Recurrent settler attacks on Bedouin communities implicate the occupying power under international humanitarian law to protect the civilian population, key metrics…

18 January, 2026

Rising Tensions in East Jerusalem’s Health Services

The UNRWA Jerusalem Health Centre serves hundreds of Palestine refugees daily, representing a crucial access point to primary healthcare. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini condemned these…

15 January, 2026

Israel Pushes Deeper into East Jerusalem

For Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the implications are immediate and personal ranging from the threat of displacement to the gradual erosion of their city’s social…

12 January, 2026

West Bank: A Territory Losing Its Balance

Israel frames its operations as preemptive strikes against militant networks that have taken root in northern towns. Palestinian officials say the operations are manufacturing the…

19 November, 2025

Settlements and Skirmishes in the West Bank

The Civil Administration is reviewing plans for nearly 2,000 housing units, while Israel’s construction ministry issued tenders for 356 new units in a settlement southeast…

6 November, 2025

Israel is Planning 1,985 Housing Units in the West Bank

A series of more armed incursions by Israeli forces have been reported across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, including raids into the Nablus villages…

5 November, 2025

Settler Attacks Spread Fear

The violence has upended rural life, damaging livelihoods and sowing terror in isolated communities. Rights groups warn that the steady escalation risks pushing the region…

4 November, 2025

Assaults Are Deepening Palestinian Despair

Half of the attacks struck farmers at work in 27 villages, leaving damaged fields and smashed trees.

21 October, 2025

Bulldozers Demolish Roads in the West Bank

Bulldozers closed the southern entrance to the city with earth embankments and also demolished a chunk of the main road near the Taysir intersection.

19 October, 2025