Peaceful Advocates Detained on Spurious Charges, Denied Due Process
March 5, 2010
“Israel is arresting people for peacefully protesting a barrier built illegally on their lands that harms their livelihoods. The Israeli authorities are effectively banning peaceful expression of political speech by bringing spurious charges against demonstrators, plus detaining children and adults without basic due process protections.”
Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, 7 January, 2010
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has received new information and requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
New information:
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the ongoing arbitrary detention of Mr. Jamal Juma’, Coordinator of the “Palestinian Grassroots Stop the Wall Campaign”1 as well as a founding member of several Palestinian civil society networks and non-governmental organisations such as the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees.
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Amnesty International, 15 January 2010
Amnesty International has welcomed the release from detention of Palestinian human rights activist Mohammed Othman – but is concerned that the Israeli authorities have imposed conditions which will prevent him exercising his human rights.Mohammed Othman was arrested on 22 September 2009 when he returned from a visit to Norway where he spoke publicly about the adverse impact of the fence/wall that Israel is building on the territory of the occupied West Bank.He was held without charge under an administrative detention order until his release on Wednesday after laying down a guarantee of 10,000 Israeli shekels (around US$2,700).
He is the second activist to be released by the Israeli authorities this week.However, his liberty is conditional on him not travelling outside the West Bank for an unspecified length of time and reporting to the police immediately whenever they summon him for questioning.
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The Observatory, 15 January 2010
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), welcomes the release of Messrs. Mohammad Othman and Jamal Juma’, respectively volunteer and Coordinator of the “Palestinian Grassroots Stop the Wall Campaign”. On January 13, 2010, Messrs. Mohammad Othman and Jamal Juma’ were finally released from Israeli detention. While Mr. Juma’ was released without any conditions, Mr. Othman was released on a 10,000 NIS bail. His bail conditions ensure that he cannot leave the West Bank and needs to report to the police whenever summoned for interrogation until the investigation of his case is over. Click here to read the full press release by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders.
The Observatory, December 23, 2009
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Brief description of the situation:
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the arbitrary detention of Mr. Jamal Juma’, Coordinator of the “Palestinian Grassroots Stop the Wall Campaign”1 as well as a founding member of several Palestinian civil society networks and non-governmental organisations such as the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees. Read here the full Urgent Appeal by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders.
