Annual Report - Palestinian Center for Human Rights

workers' rights, family disputes, the freedom of movement and the detention
conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Means of Verification
o There was an increase in the number of legal consultations provided by the unit
(1541).
5.2) Participation in Training Activities Organized by PCHR
The unit contributed to seven training courses organized by PCHR. Staff members of
the unit delivered lectures on legal rights and the concept of the rule of law.
5.3) Organizing Workshop
In 2005, the unit organized three workshops on the impacts of amendments to the
Judicial Authority Law on the independence of the judiciary. A number of judges and
interested people participated in these workshops. The first two workshops were held
at PCHR's office in Gaza City on 13 February and 10 October 2005 respectively, and
the third was held at Gaza International Hotel on 26 October 2005.
6) Other Activities Not Included in the Annual Plan
Verifiable Indicators
6.1) Claims before national judiciary in the USA and the UK.
6.2) Assisting Palestinians requiring medical treatment.
6.3) Meetings.
6.4) Participation in conferences and workshops.
6.5) Supervising the conference for the establishment of a Union of Palestinian
Workers inside Israel.
6.6) Networking with Arab human rights organizations.
6.1) Claims before National Judiciary in the USA and the UK
In 2005, PCHR filed cases before the national judiciary in the USA and the UK to
investigate and prosecute Israeli officials responsible for grave breaches of
international humanitarian law in the OPT.
US Judiciary
• The unit filed a case against Caterpillar Inc. before the US judiciary, demanding
compensation for the deaths of a number of people, which occurred when IOF
demolished houses in the OPT.
• The unit, in cooperation with the Center for Constitutional Rights, brought a class
action lawsuit against Avi Dichter, the former Director of Israel’s General
Security Service (GSS), on behalf of Palestinians who had been killed or injured
in a 2002 air strike in Gaza. The attack occurred just before midnight on 22 July
2002, when the IOF dropped a one-ton bomb on al-Daraj, a residential
neighborhood in Gaza City.
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