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22 October 2003
Systematically expelled during and after the 1948 war, and then transferred against their will to the northern part of Beersheba, the indigenous population of the Negev, or Bedouin, face land confiscation, house demolitions, destruction of fields and trees, and an Israeli plan to forcefully displace them again. Read more about Three homes demolished, many lives changed, in Um Ratam
7 October 2003
Over the last three years, the Israeli army has demolished or made unliveable the homes of nearly 13,000 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Read more about Refugee homes demolished in the OPT
26 September 2003
By any name —- separation barrier, security fence, transfer wall —- the controversial enclosure under construction within the West Bank violates international humanitarian law and threatens Palestinian communities and livelihoods. Maureen Lynch just completed an assessment mission to the Middle East. Read more about More than just a wall
14 July 2003
On the grounds of the Haifa Sports Club in central Baghdad, 250 Palestinian families live in a tent camp, sweltering in heat that exceeds 125 degrees. Read more about Refugees are Iraq's forgotten people
19 March 2003
With war in Iraq looming, a war that may lead to the U.S. accepting similar legal responsibilities as the Occupying Power, the Israeli precedent highlights the human costs of non-compliance with the Fourth Geneva Convention, writes Maureen Lynch, director of research of Refugees International. Read more about Human costs of non-compliance with the Fourth Geneva Convention