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Palestine: Stabbing of human rights defender Mr Mahmoud Abu Rahma by masked men in Gaza Cityposted on: 2012/01/19

On 13 January 2012, human rights defender Mr Mahmoud Abu Rahma was attacked by three unknown armed men in Tal al-Hawa district in Gaza City.

Dublin: DEFENDING HOPE IN GAZA – an exhibition of disturbingly beautiful images documenting the impact of Israeli “Operation Cast Lead”posted on: 2010/01/06

Defending Hope in Gaza is an exhibition of beautiful yet disturbing images documenting the impact of Operation Cast Lead on the people of Gaza. The exhibition shows how the people of Gaza are bravely struggling to survive, while the work of human rights defenders is severely restricted by limitations on freedom of movement.The Exhibition opens on Monday 11 January and will run until 22 January.

Gaza – Headquarters of human rights organisation Al-Dameer burgled posted on: 2009/11/20

On the morning of Sunday 15 November 2009, the headquarters of human rights organisation Al-Dameer was found to have been burgled, and items belonging to the organisation had been stolen. Al-Dameer Association is one of the largest human rights organisations in the Gaza Strip, working on enhancing and respecting human rights and monitoring violations of human rights, as well as the operation of the parliamentary and judicial systems in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Security for Human Rights Defenders key to protecting and helping civilian victims in Gaza posted on: 2008/12/31

Front Line, the International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, is gravely concerned for the safety of human rights defenders and humanitarian workers who are operating in the field in Gaza; monitoring and reporting on the horrific outcome of the continuous air raids by the Israeli armed forces and providing much needed help to victims. Human rights defenders include activists and workers in human rights groups, press and media, health services and humanitarian aid workers.

OPT: New report documents abuses against civil society organizations in the Gaza Strip and West Bankposted on: 2007/08/01

The Al-Mezan Centre for Human Rights and Al-Haq have recently published a report which documents attacks on human rights defenders and civil society organisations in the context of the struggle for power between Fateh and Hamas in which abuses have been committed by both sides.