International Law & Human Rights
9 resources in this category
Machsom Watch
23/03/2007
Machsom Watch was founded in January 2001 in response to repeated reports in the press about human rights abuses of Palestinians crossing army and border police checkpoints. The excessive Israeli response to the El Aksa Intifada, the prolonged closure and siege of villages and towns on the West Bank provided the stimulus and the motivation for what at first seemed an impossible mission. The initiative of three women – Ronnee Jaeger, a long time activist with experience of human rights work in Guatemala and Mexico, Adi Kuntsman a feminist scholar who emigrated from the former Soviet Union in 1990 and veteran activist Yehudit Keshet, an orthodox Jewess – Machsom Watch now boasts 400 women all over the country.
Diakonia - Easy Guide to International Humanitarian Law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
23/03/2007
Diakonia is an international development organization composed of a global network of people, organisations and churches working towards more people living a life in dignity. The organisation was founded in Sweden in 1966. Commonly, Diakonia does not carry out any projects of its own, but supports local partners. We support 400 partner organisations in about 30 countries. Diakonia’s goal is a democratic world in which living standards for the most vulnerable people are improved, and human rights and equality are respected.
Right to Enter
23/03/2007
Campaign for the Right of Entry/Re-Entry to the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt)
A Grassroots Campaign for the Protection of Foreign Passport Holders Residing in and/or visiting the oPt.
The Issue An undeclared Israeli policy is currently in effect. It denies entry and/or re-entry to foreign nationals, who want to visit, live, or work in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). Israel is arbitrarily turning away foreign nationals at Israeli ports of entry, which are the only way to reach the oPt, causing unjustified hardships: families are being separated, investors are exiting the country, educators are unable to reach their schools and universities, students’ education is being disrupted, and elderly are being left without caretakers, to state but some of the ramifications.
