Press Release
On 20 October 2015, PHROC held an urgent meeting with representatives from the European Union (EU) and foreign missions to the Palestinian Authority. Ten foreign representatives, the EU representative, as well as representatives of international organisations attended the meeting which took place in the Al-Haq office in Ramallah. During the...
Adalah and Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association sent a complaint on behalf of the family of Fadi Alloun to the Israeli Police Investigation Unit ("Mahash") demanding an investigation into the police shooting and killing of 19-year old Alloun on 4 October 2015 in East Jerusalem. The shooting occurred following calls by a mob of...
Ramallah - 8/10/2015 - The lawyer of Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Adv. Mohammad Mahmoud, submitted a request earlier today demanding the Israeli occupation’s prosecution to immediately release the body of 19-year-old Fadi Alloun, who was extra-judicially executed by Israeli police in occupied East Jerusalem last Sunday...
The families of the administrative detainees who have been on hunger strike for over a month confirmed earlier today to Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association that they suspended their open hunger strike after reaching an agreement with the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) which eventually yielded to their demands. Addameer’s director...
Ramallah – 20/9/2015 – Earlier today, the judge at Ofer military court postponed the hearing session of PLC member and Addameer’s vice-chairperson, Khalida Jarrar, to 12/10/2015 in order to continue hearing witnesses. The court heard only one witness who is currently imprisoned by the Israeli occupation whereas the military prosecution failed to...
Ramallah – 17/9/2015 – Administrative detainees on hunger strike, Munir Abu Sharar, Bader Al-Ruzzeh and Shadi Maali, who are isolated in the cells of Al-Naqab prison informed Addameer’s lawyer, adv. Samer Samaan during a visit on Wednesday that the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) has imposed a set of harsh and inhumane punitive measures against them...
Ramallah- 16/9/2015- Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association condemns the re-arrest of Mohammad Allan Wednesday morning immediately after the administration of Barzilai Hospital in Asqalan decided to release him. Addameer’s Documentation Unit reported that around 9 am, Israeli occupation forces arrived at Barzilai hospital, shortly...
Ramallah- 10/9/2015- The Israeli occupation’s military commander renewed the administrative detention order of the hunger striking detainee Nidal Abu Aker (46 years old) for further three months thus extending his detention without charge or trial until 10/12/2015 according to Addameer’s lawyer. Meanwhile, Nidal Abu Aker continues an open hunger...
Ramallah- 31/8/2015- The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) transferred five administrative detainees to isolation in Ela prison, Ashkelon prison and Naqab prison on Monday, 31 August 2015 after they started an open hunger strike in protest to their administrative detention without charge or trial. Adv. Mahmoud Hassan, Addameer Prisoner Support and...
Addameer Condemns the Arrest of 19 Students from An-Najah University Ramallah – 26/8/2015 – Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association condemns the wave of political arrests held by Palestinian security forces in which 19 students from An-Najah University in Nablus were arrested in the aftermath of their participation in new student...