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Monday, April 8, 2013

Letter from Gaza Based Human Rights Organizations to the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process

Four human rights organisations based in the Gaza Strip, along with the Palestinian NGO Network, have issued a letter to Mr Robert H. Serry, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, expressing concern at a number of recent statements he has made.

Al Dameer Association for Human Rights, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), and the Palestinian NGO Network issued the letter on 6 April 2013.

The organisations are deeply concerned by Mr Serry’s failure to condemn Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement, as well as the harsh punitive measures taken by the Israeli authorities against the people of the Gaza Strip.

"Since November 2012, Israel has violated the terms of the ceasefire agreement dozens of times, firing at farmers on their land, fishermen at sea, and peaceful demonstrators near the border. These unwarranted attacks on civilians represent serious violations of international law and should be condemned. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, since the ceasefire came into effect, five Palestinians have been killed and 110 injured in the ‘buffer zone’ by Israeli forces."

Full Statement
http://www.mezan.org/upload/16727.pdf

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