Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Update on the progress of legal interventions on behalf of victims of Israeli attacks on Gaza in July and August 2014

CERF Project

Introduction:

This is an update about the legal interventions by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) and the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights (Al Mezan) on behalf of Palestinian victims of Israeli violations of IHL and IHRL committed by the Israeli forces during Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip between 7 July and 26 August 2014 (depicted by Israel as Operation protective Edge (OPE)).

The project, which is supported by the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), is implemented in partnership with the AL Mezan and PCHR (the Partners).

The project involves delivering certain types of intervention to the benefit of residents of the Gaza Strip who were victims of attacks by the Israeli forces that seem to have violated the rules of international law. The services include documenting the violations, provision of legal advice and filing civil compensation notifications to the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD), and filing criminal complaints with the relevant Israeli authorities; especially the Military Advocate General's Office and the newly established Fact-Finding Mechanism (FFM).

This update aims to report on the progress of the delivery of documentation and legal assistance activities. It is intended to inform about the number of cases documented and/or submitted on behalf of the victims. It is not intended to give detailed analysis concerning the effectiveness of seeking accountability and access to justice in Israel.