Within the framework of the “Lawyers for Justice” group follow-up of the human rights and legal situation since the beginning of this week in the courts and prosecution offices of the West Bank; The group notes an increase in the number of arbitrary arrests by Palestinian security forces in the occupied West Bank.
Since the beginning of this week, the “Lawyers for Justice” group has followed up on 22 detainees who were arbitrarily arrested by the Palestinian security services, specifically the Preventive Security Service and the General Intelligence. It was distributed among the citizens who were arrested during this week and others from the previous weeks. Five of the above-mentioned citizens were arrested on the basis of their participation in the funeral of the martyr Abdel Fattah Kharousha, and another by order of the governor of Tulkarm. Today, the group obtained four decisions to release four of the above-mentioned detainees, in addition to two decisions yesterday in favor of two others. The group notes that the security services and the judiciary exploited the lawyers’ strike period for the purpose of arbitrary arrest of citizens, as well as extending their detention in the absence of a defense lawyer, which detracts from their right to a fair trial. … Lawyers for Justice March 15, 2023 To follow the news of the detainees, you can join Lawyers for Justice community via
The “Lawyers for Justice” group provides a briefing on the human rights situation in the West Bank to some foreign countries
Today, March 14, 2023, the “Lawyers for Justice” group attended a meeting at the representation of the Kingdom Netherlands Office in Al-Bireh, during which they gave a briefing on the human rights situation in the West Bank. The meeting was held in the presence of representatives of the European Union countries, Canada and Britain, and in the presence of the head of the European mission, as well as representatives of the “Lawyers for Justice” group who were invited by the representation of the Kingdom Netherlands. In this meeting, the group discussed the increasing attacks on the human rights system in the occupied West Bank, in light of the weak system of laws and the absence of oversight over the performance of the executive authority. During the meeting, the group presented the violations it is following up on, especially those against human rights defenders, political detainees, detainees on the basis of trade union and student activities, governor ordered detentions, and other violations. The group also talked about the violations that the group was subjected to as a result of its legal and human rights activities, and its continuous defense of human rights. … Lawyers for Justice March 14, 2023
Today, Monday, the Special Military Court in Ramallah postponed the trial of the defendants in the case of the murder of political activist Nizar Banat until March May 7, 2023.
Today, Monday,March 13, 2023, a session was held in the Special Military Court in Ramallah, for those accused of killing the political activist and candidate for the canceled legislative elections, the martyr Nizar Banat. The session was held in the presence of the full court, the representatives of the Military Prosecution, the fourteen defendants. The “Lawyers for Justice” group attended the session as an observer of fair trial guarantees, in addition to the presence of some colleagues representing local and international institutions, and embassies for the same purpose. For all this, and due to the strike of the Palestinian Bar Association, the court decided to postpone the lawsuit proceedings until May 7, 2023. … Lawyers for Justice March 13, 2023
The Public Prosecution extends the detention of those arrested on the basis of the participation in the funeral of the martyr Abdel Fattah Kharousha
Today, March 12, 2023, the Public Prosecution in Nablus extended the detention of Samir Hobeisha and the student at An-Najah University, Yaman Dweikat, who are detained by the General Intelligence, on the basis of participating in the funeral of the martyr Abd al-Fattah Kharousha. The detainee Dweikat raised the issue of being subjected to torture, represented by the shabeh, for a day and a half, by the General Intelligence forces, while the Public Prosecution charged him and the detainee Hobeisha with a charge of slander against the authority, during their interrogation. It is noteworthy that the arrest of Hobeisha and Dweikat came within the framework of a wide campaign of arrests launched by the Palestinian security services among the participants whom the security forces accused of participating in the funeral of the martyr Abdel Fattah Kharousha. This campaign of arrests began after the suppression of the martyr’s funeral procession … Lawyers for Justice March 12, 2023
Halhoul Magistrate Court issued a decision to release the political detainee and student, Ahmed Alqam.
After twelve days of arbitrary detention, the Halhoul Magistrate Court issues a release decision on the condition of a commercial guarantee in the amount of 1,000 Jordanian dinars for the political detainee and student Ahmed Alqam. It is noteworthy that the Public Prosecution charged the detainee, Alqam, with a charge of a political nature, which is usually used to justify the arrest of the detainees and give their detention a legal character. … Lawyers for Justice March 12, 2023
Ramallah Magistrate Court decides to release the journalist Moath Washaha.
Today, March 12, 2023, the Magistrate Court in Ramallah issued a ruling to release, on a personal guarantee of 5,000 Jordanian dinars, of the journalist Moath Washaha, who is detained by the General Intelligence in Ramallah. Washaha has been arrested since March 1, 2023, on the basis of his journalistic work. … Lawyers for Justice March 12, 2023
In conjunction with International Women’s Day, “Lawyers for Justice” group launches an urgent appeal to stop the prosecution of activist Dr. Zahra Khdrouj.
The “Lawyers for Justice” group condemns the repeated and almost daily summons carried out by the Palestinian security agencies against the feminist and political activist, Dr. Zahra Khdrouj, and the executive director of the Asfour Cultural Center. According to the activist Khdrouj; The campaign of continuous harassment against her by the Palestinian Authority security services began, since last June, three weeks after the opening of the Asfour Cultural Center, registered with the Ministry of National Economy, which began with being summoned by the Preventive Security Service in Qalqilya, and interrogated about the center’s cultural, national and political activities that usually target children and youth. The activist Khdrouj added; After her appearance before the Preventive Security Service for the first time, the summons that the Palestinian security services carried out against her were repeated, and it became almost daily. However, she refused to appear after the first time, and after that the harassment varied to include inciting the guests of the center not to attend its activities, in addition to issuing a decision to seize the on her bank accounts last August. In the same context, the harassment of the activist Khdrouj was not limited to the harassment of the Palestinian security services only, but also extended to violations and harassment by the occupation, to prevent her from traveling, and entering the occupied territories. Therefore, in conjunction with International Women’s Day; The “Lawyers for Justice” group launched an urgent appeal to stop the prosecution of activist Dr. Khdrouj, and calls on all local and international institutions to put pressure on the Palestinian Authority to stop pursuing her, and to enable her to complete her activities. … Lawyers for Justice March 10, 2023
Based on “the nature and seriousness of the charge,” the Ramallah Magistrate Court extends the detention of journalist Moath Washaha.
For the second time in a row, the Ramallah Magistrate Court extended the detention of the detainee Moath Washaha for a period of seven days, indicating that it extended his detention on March 2, 2023, for a period of seven days. The General Intelligence had arrested Washaha on the basis of his journalistic work, after he responded to a summons at the agency’s headquarters. … Lawyers for Justice March 7, 2023
For the second time in a row, the Magistrate Court decided to extend the detention of the political detainee Fares Jbbour from Yatta.
Yesterday, March 5, 2023, the Jericho Magistrate Court extended the detention of the detainee, Faris Jabour, for a period of ten days, to enable the Public Prosecution to complete the investigation with Jabour, according to the allegations of the Prosecution’s request. The Preventive Security Forces had arrested Jbour on the evening of February 28, 2023, and he was presented for the first time to the Yatta Prosecution Office, two days after his arrest, according to his family’s statement. It is noteworthy that the detainee, Jbour, is a released prisoner from the Israeli occupation prisons. Also, he was previously arrested by the Palestinian security agencies more than 10 times, during which he was subjected to severe torture, according to his family’s statements. … Lawyers for Justice March 6, 2023
“Due to the seriousness of the charge,” the Halhoul Magistrate Court refuses once again to release the student and political detainee Ahmed Alqam.
Halhul Magistrate Court rejects the request to release political detainee Ahmad Alqam due to the seriousness of the charge against him. It is noteworthy that the detainee Alqam is a student, who was arrested by the Preventive Security forces in Hebron on March 1, 2023, and his detention was later extended on March 2, 2023 for a period of ten days, to complete the investigation with him, according to the Public Prosecutions allegations in the extension request which submitted to the competent court. … Lawyers for Justice March 6, 2023