Bimkom Submits Shadow Report Regarding the Implementation of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Sept. 2014- Bimkom submitted a shadow report in response to Israel’s report to the United Nations regarding the implementation of the covenant on civil and political rights. The shadow report deals with sections of the State report pertaining to issues of planning, building and adequate housing in the Bedouin localities in the Negev, in Arab localities in Israel, in the Palestinian neighborhoods of East Jerusalem, and in Palestinian localities in Area C in the West Bank. The goal of the report is to serve as a complementary source of information and offer a critical position regarding the state’s administration of these realms. The main topics in the shadow report are unsuitable or non-existent planning, and the violation of civil and political rights of residents as a result, including the need to construct housing without a permit and demolition of these houses as a result.
Sept. 2014- Bimkom submitted a shadow report in response to Israel’s report to the United Nations regarding the implementation of the covenant on civil and political rights. The shadow report deals with sections of the State report pertaining to issues of planning, building and adequate housing in the Bedouin localities in the Negev, in Arab localities in Israel, in the Palestinian neighborhoods of East Jerusalem, and in Palestinian localities in Area C in the West Bank. The goal of the report is to serve as a complementary source of information and offer a critical position regarding the state’s administration of these realms. The main topics in the shadow report are unsuitable or non-existent planning, and the violation of civil and political rights of residents as a result, including the need to construct housing without a permit and demolition of these houses as a result.
