Palestine | Alkarama Foundation

Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour sentenced to five months in prison following lengthy trial

03 Aug 2018

(Geneva, August 3, 2018) – On July 31, 2018, Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour was sentenced by an Israeli court to five months in prison with an additional six-month suspended sentence on charges of “incitement to violence” and “support for terror organisations” as a result of her poetry and social media activity.

Human Rights Council adopts outcome of Israel’s review despite state’s boycott and rejection of numerous recommendations

06 Jul 2018

(Geneva, July 6, 2018) – On June 29, 2018, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) met to adopt the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) outcome of Israel following the state’s review on January 23, 2018.

As Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour’s next hearing approaches, Alkarama requests urgent intervention of UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression

15 Dec 2017

“A poem stands accused,

my poem morphs into a crime.

In the land of freedom,

the artist’s fate is prison.”

Extract from “A Poet Behind Bars” by Dareen Tatour, translated by Tariq al Haydar

Alkarama Person of contact for country

Ines Osman, Email : ines - at - alkarama -dot- org , Twitter : @Ines_Osman

Our concerns

Although Alkarama’s mandate only covers Member States of the Arab League, we also document human rights violations committed by the Israeli authorities, due to the occupation of Palestine.

Arbitrary detention – particularly in the form of administrative detention – as well as the use of torture against Palestinians, including minors, by Israeli authorities;
Severe crackdown on freedom of expression by both the Israeli and Palestinian authorities;
Practice of torture and arbitrary detention by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and by Hamas in Gaza.

Human Rights Instruments

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

ICCPR Ratified ?

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ICCPR Ratification Date

02 Apr 2014