- Violation: closing a road with earth mounds.
- Location: Jayyous and An-Nabi Elyas east Qalqilya.
- Date: August 7th 2019.
- Perpetrator: The Israeli occupation army.
- Victims: People of the targeted villages.
Description:
In the afternoon hours of Wednesday in August, the Israeli occupation army closed the main road that links An-Nabi Elyas and Jayyous villages in earth mounds , under security claims.
The targeted road was paved on 4 km in place of the apartheid wall that was dismantled in 2013.
Ma’zouz Al-Qadumi from Jayyous village told LRC:
“The targeted road was a ray for hope for farmers of the area to reuse their lands and facilitate access of agricultural machineries after it was impossible. After the road was paved , agricultural development in 1000 dunums on the area. On the other hand, the road saved time and effort for travelers from Jayyous heading to Qalqilya city through An-Nabi Elyas village, the alternative road in 10 km longer.”
An-Nabi Elyas village council head Issam Hanoun told LRC:
“Closing the main road limited trade in the village, An-Nabi Elyas village was a stop for travelers and a vital area for traders, the closure was at the beginning through a metal gate, that was followed by massive stones , and later be earth mounds.”
Hanoun considers the closure a collective punishment that affects thousands of people who use the new road to save time and many when travelling to Qalqilya.
Dr.Fathi ‘Inaya , an instructor in Palestine Technical University in Tulkarim told LRC : “The closure caused suffering for instructors and students who travel from Qalqilya and the southern villages to Tulkarim , the closed road was shorter , and was preventing students from passing on checkpoints such as ‘Azzoun northern gate, under the bridge and ‘Izbet At-Tabeeb entrance checkpoints, but now they have to go through the struggle on check points everyday as they come to school.”
International conventions and agreements related to freedom of movement:
Article 3 of the Universal Declaration provides that “everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.”
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Article 5: |
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No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. |
article 9 that “no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile”
Article 13: Right to freedom of movement
- Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State.
- Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.
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