The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) represents 1,046 individual victims of Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s 27 December 2008 – 18 January 2009 offensive on the Gaza Strip. Criminal and civil complaints on behalf of each of these victims were submitted to the Israeli authorities; to-date substantive responses have only been received with respect to 2 criminal cases, and 2 civil cases.
Criminal complaints are submitted to the Israeli Military Advocate General. Complaints consist of a request to open a criminal investigation, and are accompanied by an evidence bundle, including, for example, affidavits, medical reports, expert opinions, maps, videos, photographs, and so on. PCHR submitted 490 criminal complaints (covering all 1,046 victims).
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http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8087:status-of-criminal-and-civil-complaints-submitted-to-israeli-authorities-on-behalf-of-victims-of-operation-cast-lead-&catid=144:new-reports
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