Hamoked

Hamoked (Hebrew:המוקד, "Center for the Defence of the Individual") is an Israeli human rights group that works on behalf of Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation. It was established in 1988 in order to assist victims of violence under Israel's "broken bones" policy of the first intifada.

As Palestinians from the Israeli Occupied Territories of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem turned to HaMoked with additional issues, the organization expanded its activities to handle human rights violations in other spheres as well. These include Detainee Rights; Residency Rights and Family Unification; Freedom of Movement; Violence by security forces and settlers toward Palestinians; and Punitive House Demolition.

HaMoked also operates an Emergency Human Rights Hotline in order to attempt to offer real time solutions by working vis-a-vis relevant authorities in the field. Emergency situations include those arising from restrictions on movement within the territories; from violence; from delays in the evacuation of the injured, the sick, and women in labor; and from the blockage of humanitarian aid such as food, medicine and water

HaMoked's aims, as registered with Israel's Registrar of Non-profit Organizations, are to: "Provide assistance to persons who have fallen victim to acts of violence, abuse or deprivation of basic rights by governmental authorities (including local government), especially those needing assistance in conveying their complaints to these authorities, and also to protect basic rights in any other manner, including application to legal instances and among them - petitions to the Supreme Court in its capacity as High Court of Justice, whether in the name of an individual who claims that his basic right was harmed and whether as a "friend of the court."

ee also

*Projects working for peace among Israelis and Arabs
*B'Tselem
*Bimkom
*Bustan
*Arab-Israeli Conflict

External links

* [http://www.hamoked.org.il/links_en.asp Hamoked (English)]
* [http://www.ngo-monitor.org/archives/infofile.htm#hamoked NGO Monitor]