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Rights and Accountability

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Mavi Marmara lawyers pursue criminal complaints against Israelis, declare UN report "null and void"

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 12:24

Lawyers representing the victims of the Israeli military attack on the Mavi Marmara have affirmed that they are pursuing legal action against the perpetrators, including individuals Israeli soldiers.

Rights orgs: Gaza siege illegal, Palmer recommendations fall far short of justice

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 03:28
Major rights organizations say that recommendations made by a UN panel inquiry into Israel’s deadly use of force on the Mavi Marmara aid ship last year do not provide effective remedy for the victims and their families.

Oral arguments begin in Holy Land Five's case for appeal

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 02:02
The Fifth Circuit Court will hear the oral arguments for an appeal in the case of the Holy Land Five, the founders of the largest Muslim charity in the US who have been imprisoned under Patriot Act laws.

Palestinian Americans "unequivocally reject" PA's UN statehood bid

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 07:02

Palestinian Americans have called on Arabs, Palestinians and their allies everywhere to reject a bid by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to ask the United Nations next month to admit the “State of Palestine” as a full member.

In a 27 August statement from its coordinating committee, the US Palestinian Communities Network (USPCN) wrote:

Video: No Place is Safe in Gaza

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 21:38
In a video released today by independent journalist Mohammed Al Majdalawi and distributed by Middle East Children’s Alliance, Palestinians describe the impact of Israel’s latest bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip.

Aid efforts begin for Palestinians pushed from Syria refugee camp

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 12:12

Aid efforts have begun for some of the thousands of Palestinians forced to flee from a refugee camp in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia earlier this week.

Leader of Gaza youth group said arrested by Hamas authorities on return from France

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 12:27

One of the founders of Gaza Youth Break Out (GYBO), known as “Abu Yazan” has reportedly been arrested by the Hamas authorities in the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip after returning from a speaking tour in France.

Netanyahu imposes harsher conditions on Palestinian political prisoners

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 18:36
The Israeli Prison service has implemented harsher conditions on Palestinian prisoners at the instigation of Prime Minister Netanyahu. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights calls for international action.

Call From Gaza: Open The Rafah Crossing Permanently And Unconditionally

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 16:38

Dozens of Arab and international organizations and leading personalities have joined an urgent call from Gaza to permanently re-open the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, which remains tightly restricted despite the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in February. Here is the accompanying press release and the full text of the statement in English and Arabic and the list of endorsers.

Gaza fishermen refuse return of confiscated ships stripped of motors, equipment

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 00:02
After extensive correspondence between Palestinian human rights groups and the Israeli authorities, Israel agreed to return several fishing vessels confiscated off the coast of Gaza.

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