- Violation: imposig closure on 5 villages and communities.
- Date: 11/03/2019.
- Location: Masafer Yatta/ Hebron Governorate.
- Perpetrator: The Israeli occupation forces.
- Victims: People of Masafer Yatta.
- Description:
The Israeli occupation forces and their bulldozers raided Masafer Yatta area, and sealed off 5 villages and communities.
Photos 1+2: imposing closure on Masafer Yatta villages.
The following villages were sealed off:
She’ab Al-Butum village: The road that connects bypass 317 and Ma a’en town east Yatta was sealed off, which restricted the movement of 300 people.
Qawawis village: The road that connects bypass 317 and the village was sealed off, which restricted the movement of 150 people.
Wadi Jhaish village: The road that connects bypass 317 and the village, which restricted the movement of 100 people.
Al-Kharaba Khirbet: the road that connects bypass 317 and the khirbet was sealed off, which restricted the movement of 80 people.
Maktal Moslim community: The community was sealed off on its 30 residents.
Legal Commentary:
The constringing policy by the Israel occupation authorities towards the Palestinian civilians in all West Bank’s governorate including closing roads and obstructing their movement can only be regarded as a violation of their right in the liberty of movement pledged by all international conventions and agreements like:
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights(1948) article(13) states:
- Every person has the right of liberty of movement and to choose his place of residence inside the borders of each country.
- Each person has the right to depart or to come back to any country including his country.
- The Universal Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965) article 3(5)paragrah2-d
- Every person has the right of liberty of movement and to choose his place of residence inside the borders of each country.
- Each person has the right to depart or to come back to any country including his country.
- The Universal covenant on civil and political rights (1966) article(12-3)
- Each person legally has the liberity to move and to select his residence place.
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