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UK lawyers' report - 5 years on

[June 2017] - This month marks 5 years since a delegation of UK lawyers reviewed the treatment of Palestinian children under Israeli military law and published their findings and recommendations in a report. Five years on just 2.5 percent of the report's recommendations have been substantially implemented.

Kingdom of Olives and Ash - Writers Confront the Occupation

[June 2017] - Kingdom of Olives and Ash is a groundbreaking collection of essays by celebrated international writers bearing witness to the human cost of fifty years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. The book includes contributions from Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman, Colum McCann and Raja Shehadeh.

50 years of military rule

[5 June 2017] - Two days after the start of the 1967 war, Israeli military forces occupied the West Bank and imposed martial law over the Palestinian population. At the time this measure was legal under the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention which permits the imposition of martial law on a temporary basis.

Legal safeguards and reforms failing to protect minors during interrogation

[31 May 2017] - In a recent decision handed down by the Military Appeals Court on 2 April 2017, the Military Appeals Court identified numerous shortcomings in the manner in which two minors were interrogated in breach of the regulations designed to protect them, including prompt access to a lawyer of their choice and the right to silence.

Military courts failing to adequately consider release on bail in the absence of lawyers

[22 May 2017] - Following the decision on 17 April by approximately 1,200 Palestinian prisoners to commence a hunger strike in protest of Iraeli prison conditions, the majority of defence lawyers have been boycotting the military courts in solidarity with the prisoners since 3 May 2017.


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