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HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual is an Israeli human rights organization whose main objective is to assist Palestinians of the Occupied Territories whose rights are violated due to Israel's policies.
This site contains information relating to these human rights violations. It gives the texts of Israeli laws and regulations, including those of the Military Government; international conventions; petitions to the Israeli High Court of Justice; claims for compensation for damages; decisions by Israeli and other courts; and other official documents and reports.
Please read our disclaimer before continuing.
Documents on this site can be viewed using Acrobat Reader (Middle Eastern).
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29.04.08
Palestinian and Israeli human rights groups, including Hamoked, today issued an urgent call to cease restrictions on Gaza's fuel supply and stop the unprecedented harm to Gaza's humanitarian needs: The restrictions on the fuel supply constitute a serious violation of international law
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17.04.08
Five human rights organizations, including Hamoked, petitioned the Hight Court of Justice against the use of family members as means of exhorting pressure on suspects during introgations: In a discussion held at the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, The ISA admitted that, at least in one case detailed in the petition, family members were wrongly exploited
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07.04.08
In accordance with the request of the Court in the proceedings in HCJ 9169/07, HaMoked has filed an updating notification regarding holding conditions and duration in the military temporary detention facilities: In its update, HaMoked emphasizes that holding conditions in the temporary detention facilities must be improved substantially. The state should properly undertake to transfer detainees from the temporary detention facilities within a period of no more than eight days
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01.04.08
HaMoked has published a position paper calling for the rejection of bills that seek to deny the right to family visits to security prisoners who are members of organizations holding Israeli captives: HaMoked argues that these proposed laws are inconsonant with international and Israeli law; violate Israel’s obligation to protect the right to family life and its commitment – in accordance with the Geneva Convention – to provide detainees with the conditions they deserve, regardless of the principle of reciprocity
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10.03.08
Following a petition submitted by HaMoked, the Court ruled that the Interior Ministry must grant permanent status to a girl who has lived with her grandparents in East Jerusalem since she was six months old: In its ruling, the Court sharply criticizes the Interior Ministry in this case, noting that “the Respondent’s actions in the case of the minor were substantially defective and required the intervention of the court”
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23.03.08
HaMoked submitted a petition demanding that an Israeli resident be permitted to enter the Gaza Strip in order to visit his wife and young son, who live in the area: The Court accepted the State’s position in refusing the Petitioner’s request, despite the fact that this condemns the Petitioner to complete separation from his wife and son
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17.03.08
Human rights organizations have issued their response to a new procedure published by the military regarding overseas travel by Palestinian residents: The organizations argue that the military is ignoring the problems raised in their petition. The military is seeking to free itself of criticism of its actions by human rights organizations and to end the involvement of attorneys and the Court in its decisions
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