| Barrier construction deprives farming family of livelihood
| 03 January 2012
10 December was International Human Rights Day, the day the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. To mark the day, OHCHR (oPT) and UNRWA are putting the spotlight on human rights stories and rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territory. |
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| Refugees endure x-ray screenings to return home
| 09 December 2011
Kassaab Ash-Shu’ur, a West Bank resident, picks up a child’s car seat stashed in his living room. “Even this must be taken out of the car and carried through the checkpoint, along with the baby,” he explains, describing the security checks he and his family must go through to reach their homes. |
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| Don’t demolish my future!
| 01 November 2011
Demolitions and the threat of displacement are ruining people’s lives in the West Bank. We want to put a stop to the devastating practice of demolition. We need your help! |
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| House demolitions in the West Bank resume after suspension
| 08 September 2011
The Israeli authorities have resumed home demolitions in the West Bank after a month-long suspension. |
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| Campaign to save a West Bank school from demolition
| 01 September 2011
Alarming developments in the West Bank community of Khan al Ahmar. Settlers from Kfar Adumim have filed a petition against the school, asking for an injunction not to re-open the school this September and pushing for the school to be swiftly demolished. |
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| Sharp increase in demolitions threatens to destroy West Bank communities
| 02 August 2011
Demolitions by the Israeli authorities in the West Bank have escalated alarmingly. Figures released today by UNRWA show that 700 people were displaced in the first six months of 2011 (excluding July), compared with 594 in the whole of 2010. |
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| Summer camp in West Bank village more than just fun and games
| 31 July 2011
Residents of the Bedouin village of Wadi Abu Hindi gathered on Wednesday outside the school to watch performances by local kids on the last day of a summer camp run by UNRWA. |
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| UNRWA summer camp lends helping hand to children in Wadi Abu Hindi
| 28 July 2011
The protection programme at UNRWA, in cooperation with Vento Di Terra, Inad Theater and the Cooperative Committee of the Jerusalem Bedouins, today concluded its ten-day children’s summer camps in Wadi Abu Hindi. |
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| West Bank farmers struggle to access own land
| 10 June 2011
The small West Bank village of Biddu is one of several in the area through which the Israeli Barrier runs. The routing of the Barrier is designed to encompass four Israeli settlements near to Jerusalem, but it also separates the villagers from much of their land. |
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| Record number of children displaced by West Bank demolitions
| 09 June 2011
UNRWA has released its latest monthly figures relating to the Israeli practice of demolitions in the West Bank, which show a record number of children displaced. |
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