[January 2016] - The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, Makarim Wibisono, today submitted his resignation effective as of 31 March 2016. The independent expert expressed deep regret that, throughout his mandate, Israel failed to grant him access to the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

[November 2015] - MCW lodged a submission with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention relating to the unlawful transfer and detention of Palestinian minors from the West Bank to prisons located inside Israel in violation of Art. 76 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.

[November 2015] - On 26 October the granting of export licenses by the Dutch Government for the supply of service dogs to the Israeli military was raised in Parliament following reports highlighting their involvement in human rights abuses in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

[October 2015] - Dutch media reports that the Dutch Government has been approving export licenses for the supply of service dogs to the Israeli military for use in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. This has raised concerns in The Netherlands due to reports of human rights abuses involving these dogs.

[October 2015] - Following widespread criticism of the use of night raids to arrest minors in the West Bank, the military authorities announced in February 2014, the introduction of a pilot programme to issue written summonses in lieu of night arrests. The programme initially operated in the Nablus and Hebron.