Report by Gisha regarding the restrictions Israel places on students from the Gaza Strip wishing to travel abroad for academic studies. The report recounts the stories of several students who had been accepted into academic programs and awarded scholarships, but Israel refuses to allow them to travel abroad for no substantive reason. The report stresses that Israel is denying the students their...

UN report examining the humanitarian, social and economic ramifications of the separation wall on life in East Jerusalem. The authors claim that the wall severely damages normal life. For example, the number of visitors to hospitals dropped by 50% since its erection, Muslims and Christians are unable to visit holy places and students conduct an exhausting daily struggle in order to study. From ...

Report by the World Bank criticizing Israel for the severe restrictions it places on freedom of movement in the Palestinian Authority, which damage its capacity for economic development. Israeli restrictions section off half the Territories of the West Bank and extinguish any chance of the Palestinian economy's recovery from the crisis it is in. The rising number of roadblocks, checkpoints and ...

A new report by the Public Committee against Torture in Israel describing routine torture through the eyes of the victims in nine detailed cases. The report also includes medical testimonies, court documents and quotes from ISA interrogators. From the website of the Public Committee against Torture in Israel.

Survey of developments in HaMoked's fields of activity.

OCHA's report on Gaza one year after the signing of the Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA) on 15 November 2005 between the Government of Israel and Palestinian Authority. OCHA's report findings are that the ability of Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip to access either the West Bank or the outside world remains extremely limited and the flow of commercial trade is negligible. Movement ...

In accordance with the UN General Assembly resolution, the UN Secretary General established a Register of Damage incurred by Palestinians as a result of the separation wall. The purpose of the Register of Damage, located in the UN Office in Vienna, is to document said damages according to statements submitted by Palestinians. It must be noted that this body does not have judicial or quasi-judic...

In this report PHR examines the arbitrary denial of medical treatment to Palestinian patients by the GSS, ostensibly on security grounds. In some cases, urgent and life-saving treatments are involved. From Physicians For Human Rights website

This report sheds light on the many difficulties and the suffering faced by the prisoners' families, residents of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in their efforts to visit their relatives imprisoned in Israel. In light of the report's findings, B'Tselem urges the government of Israel to transfer all Palestinian prisoners to detention facilities inside the Occupied Territories. Also, so long a...

The report's findings indicate a general phenomenon of absence of adequate law enforcement by the authorities upon settlers who commit offenses against Palestinians. The report documents serious faults in all stages of the law enforcement process. In the committing of offenses, IDF soldiers present on the scene show a grave tendency to ignore offenses; in filing complaints, Palestinian complain...

A PHR report determining that the separation wall in Jerusalem is cutting off West Bankers from hospitals in East Jerusalem thereby putting their lives in danger. The report indicates that the wall denies some 500,000 Palestinians from Jerusalem and its vicinity access to essential, progressive and unique treatments they require. The number of outpatients in the hospitals dropped more than 50% ...

Report by B'Tselem and Bimkom demonstrating that one of the major considerations in the planning of many segments of the wall, was Israel's wish to include areas designated for new settlements and for the expansion of existing ones on the "Israeli" side of the wall. This contradicts Israel's claim that the wall's route was based purely on security reasons. The report presents test cases which i...

A detailed report by Human Rights Watch dealing with Israel's failure to meet its obligation to investigate cases of civilian casualties as a result of lethal use of force in the activities of security forces in the Occupied Territories. The report thoroughly examines a number of deaths and severe injuries of Palestinian, British and American civilians and determines that most investigations in...

A report by Amnesty International presenting the grave harm caused to woman as a result of human rights violations in the Occupied Territories. Many of the violations, including house demolitions and the destruction of agricultural land, severe restrictions on freedom of movement and restrictions on the right to education and work, directly or indirectly affect women. The report also mentions P...

Report by International Commission of Jurists, Swedish Section, regarding a hearing in HaMoked's petition regarding the secret prison held on 15 December 2004. The report includes a summary of the hearing and the Court's decision, presents the provisions of the law and the relevant principles of international law. The authors also note their personal impressions from the hearing.

Report by Machsom Watch which collates members' findings during 2004 in checkpoints around the West Bank and Jerusalem, stresses the arbitrariness of the checkpoint regime, the daily violations of human rights carried out in them and the trampling of the dignity of the Palestinians who pass through them.

From B'Tselem - The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories.

Comprehensive report by Human Rights Watch regarding the military's destruction of houses in the Gaza Strip. The report focuses on the damage to houses, infrastructure, and other Palestinian property resulting from the army’s incursion into Rafah in May 2004. The report states that most of the demolition was done with no operational necessity, and violated international law.