Brief No. 8 is the first of three Briefs (covering the right of return, restitution, and compensat...
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Nakba
Right of Return
Palestinian Refugees and the Right of Return: An International Law Analysis
Brief No. 8 is the first of three Briefs (covering the right of return, restitution, and compensat...
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Palestinian Right of Return and Self-Determination Asserted in All International Law
On 11 December 1948, the United Nations adopted Resolution 194 which set up the UN Conciliation Co...
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The right to Return and its Practical Application
This article examines the right to return of refugees and displaced persons. After an historical o...
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UN Resolution 338
1) Calls upon all parties to the present fighting to cease all fighting and to terminate all milita...
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Palestine Refugees
‘Fish out of water’ yet again: Palestinian refugees from Syria in Egypt
By Neil Sammonds, Amnesty International’s Syria researcher-- Bahaa, a Palestinian refugee from Syria, has taken a short break from his precious decorating job to take me to meet his family in 6th of October City, a satellite city of Egypt’s capital Cairo.
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Protests an "offensive" against settler attacks, West Bank villagers say
Climbing the hill outside of Deir Jarir, it was easy to mistake the bulldozer’s purpose. In a village surrounded by settlements and an Israeli military base, construction equipment can conjure images of forced displacement and land theft, as this equipment is so often used for these purposes in Palestine.
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Refugee Camps as War Zones, How Lebanon’s Palestinians Are Being Pulled Into Syria’s War
Historically, Palestinian refugees, wherever they have sought temporary sanctuary following the ethnic cleansing of their country by the 19th century Zionist colonial enterprise, and pending their return to Palestine, have insisted on avoiding local and international conflicts while seeking a modicum of interim civil rights from the host countries.
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Greater efforts, resources needed to improve health of Palestinian refugees – UN report
21 May 2013 – Health programmes carried out by the United Nations agency tasked with assisting Palestinian refugees has helped to improve their lives, but greater efforts and more resources are needed to effectively tackle health challenges, particularly during times of conflict, says a new report.
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Detailed statistics on Palestinian casualties in Syria 2011-2013
Detailed statistics on Palestinian casualties in Syria from the beginning of the conflict until the end of January 2013.
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Twelve Palestinian Refugees Killed in Yarmouk Refugee Camp, Syria
Wednesday, 6 February, was a violent day in the Yarmouk Refugee Camp South of the Syrian capital of Damascus. Twelve Palestinian refugees died due to heavy shelling operations in different areas of the camp.
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