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Launching conference of the national Campaign to Defend Public Freedoms and Human Rights and to Promote the Restoration of National Unity in Palestine

A national meeting via video-conference was held between the Gaza Strip and West bank on 14 September 2009 to launch the national Campaign to Defend Public Freedoms and Human Rights and to Promote the Restoration of National Unity in Palestine. Over 150 r more

PNGO´s position regarding the Goldstone Report

On October 2nd, 2009, the Palestinian Authority withdrew of its draft resolution supporting the recommendations contained in the Goldstone Report, resulting in a deferral of a vote to endorse the report in the Human Rights Council to March 2010. The repor more

Norwegian university to vote on boycott of Israel

The university of Trondheim in Norway may become the first university in the West to adopt an academic boycott of Israel, if a majority of its board votes in favor of the move at a meeting on the subject next month. more

The Palestinian NGOs Network Won the French Republic Human Rights Award 2009

In November 2009, the jury of the French National Consultant Committee for Human Rights in France selected the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO) as one of the five winners more

Free Ameer Makhoul! Stop repression of Palestinian civil society!

( statement by the Palestinian NGO'S Network - PNGO ) Yesterday morning, May 6, 2010 at 6 am the Israeli General Security Service and Israeli police raided Ameer Makhoul's home in Haifa and arrested him. Makhoul, serves as General Director of Ittijah more

The Consul General of France hands over a check of 15000 Euros to the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organisations Network (PNGO)

On Tuesday May 11, the Consul General of France in Jerusalem, Frédéric esagneaux, handed over a more

The Palestinian NGOs Network Deplores Israeli attack on Free Gaza Movement Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza

The Free Gaza flotilla, carrying around 700 pro-Palestinian activists from various countries, as well as approximately 10,000 tones of humanitarian aid, was headed for Gaza on Monday May 31st, 2010. While still travelling on international waters, 65 km of more

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Stop War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

Press Release

Stop War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

The Israeli occupying state continues to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip by killing innocent civilians. In the meantime, the world and the international human rights committees, especially those charged with protecting civilians, have not moved an inch.

Killing civilians has not been enough for Israel, as according to health authorities Israel has gone to the extent of using internationally banned weapons, and bombed schools, even those which were topped by the flag of the United Nations.

We, the Palestinian Health Organizations in the Palestinian

Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO), emphasize that the occupying state has violated Article Sixteen of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which provides for the protection of civilians, the injured, the ill, the elderly, and the pregnant in time of war. Moreover, Israel has also violated Articles Seventeen, Eighteen, and Twenty of the same Convention, which oblige the occupier to facilitate the movement of the injured to treatment facilities. The Convention also prohibits attacks on hospitals, ambulances, and medical crews, and this under an Article that Israel did not commit to.

So far, 12 health crew members have been killed, 30 health professionals have been injured, and 11 ambulances and 4 fire fighting vehicles have been destroyed. The killing, targeting, and terrorizing of health workers is done to hinder them from performing their humanitarian duties.

We, the Palestinian Non-Governmental Health Organizations, call for the opening of all border crossings - Rafah Crossing in particular - and the facilitation of movement of all transportations of medicines, medical equipment and aid to civilians, as provided for by Twenty-third Article of the Fourth Geneva Convention.

As the aggression in Gaza continues, and whilst the United States continues to support and protect Israeli actions in the United Nations, we call upon the state signatories of the Geneva Convention to compel Israel to abide by the Convention articles. We also urge the prosecution and punishment for war crimes of those responsible for planning and implementing the crimes against humanity in Gaza Strip.

Non-Governmental Health Organizations/PNGO Network