- Violation: confiscation of commercial kiosks
- Location: Barta’a village
- Date: April 04, 2018
- Perpetrators: Israeli Occupation Forces
- Victims: families of kiosks’ owners
Details:
Israeli Occupation Authorities on April 04, 2018 raided the area that is located to the east of Barta’a checkpoint, which isolates the village from its Palestinian surroundings and confiscated four commercial kiosks .
The occupation justified the act under the claim that the kiosks are “unlicensed construction” within an area classified “C” according to Oslo Accords.
The following table shows some information about the damage resulted by the confiscation act:
|
Affected citizen |
FAMILY |
Nature of kiosks |
Damage |
|
Fawwaz Amarneh |
4 |
Hot drinks and sandwiches kiosk |
1200 NIS losses |
|
Khaled Badarneh |
8 |
Kiosk for drinks and sandwiches |
1000 NIS losses |
|
Hasan Badarneh |
6 |
Kiosk for vegetables |
600 NIS losses |
|
Rami Abu Bakr |
2 |
Kiosks for drinks |
350 NIS losses |
|
Total |
20 |
Four kiosks |
3150 NIS losses |
Source: Field observation- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2018
It should be marked that the residents of the area witnessed the occupation since 1967. The village was isolated by the apartheid in 2002; there is only one gate in the wall named Rihan crossing , through which people can travel in and out the village. Since May 16, 2015, the administration of the crossing was given to a security company. The crossing was given the title of checkpoint afterwards. This made the life of the area’s residents a living hell due to the inhumane practices of the occupation soldiers at the checkpoint.
Photos 1-3: Barta'a checkpoint
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
