- Violation: closing the entrance of a village
- Location: South Nablus governorate
- Date: May 10, 2017
- Perpetrators: Israeli Occupation Forces
- Victims: residents of Osarin
Details:
On Wednesday, May 10, 2017, Israeli Occupation Forces sealed off the southern entrance of Osarin village via earth mounds on the claim of "security purposes". It should be noted that the closed entrance links the village to the bypass road number 505 and to the surrounding Palestinian cities and villages. By closing the road, residents of the village will be forced to take a substitute road through the nearby Aqraba village to reach their daily destinations. It is reported that Osarin entrance is one of the roads and entrances that were closed in the aftermath of the second intifada in 2000 and was kept closed until 2012.
Photos 1-2: the closure on Osarin
About Osarin:
It is located 19km to the southeast of Nablus city. The village is 700m above sea level. With a total area of 2185 dunums, the village is inhabited by 1800 (2014 census).
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
