- Violation: sealing off a village entrance
- Location: Ein Yabrud village- Ramallah city
- Date: March 30, 2016
- Perpetrators: Israeli Occupation Forces
- Victims: residents of the village
Details:
One week after opening the northeastern entrance of Ein Yabrud village, north Ramallah city, the Israeli Occupation Forces reclosed the entrance via metal gate on March 30, 2016.
It should be marked that the targeted road is considered a linking point between the village and the bypass road number 60. It is also considered as the main entrance of the village, serving the whole area and facilitating movement and travels of residents from and to the village.
Reportedly, Israeli Occupation Forces carry out closures on the claim of "Security Purposes". In the same time, facility of movement and travels is given to colonists of the nearby colony of Ofra.
According to the field research of Land Research Center, the entrance of Ein Yabrud village was closed three times in row with no previous warning or justifiable pretext.
Map 1: The closed entrance of Ein Yabrud village
Ein Yabrud:
The village is located 13km to the northeast of Ramallah city. It has a total land area of 11, 401 dunums; of which 1394 dunums were confiscated by Israel for the favor of Ofra colony. Ein Yabrud is inhabited by 2819 people (PCBS, 2007), most of whom work in the agricultural sector.
International conventions and laws regarding freedom of movement which Israel unabatedly violates:
- Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person”.
- Article 5: “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”.
- Article 9: “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile”.
- Article 13: 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.
- Article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation.”
- Article 9: “Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are established by law.
Prepared by
The Land Research Center
LRC
