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"When I was arrested, I told them that I wanted to talk to my family, to let them know. They said that they would call them. After I met my lawyers, I found out that they had not known where I was for 3 days. " "Gaza prisoners, unlike other priso

"I gave birth on the 17th of January, a Thursday, in 2008.  My suffering at the hands of the doctor started; it was as though she and I were in a battlefield with weapons pointed at each other.  She insulted me at every opportunity; she k

Name: FATMA AL ZIQ From: Gaza Strip Date of birth: 30/11/1968 Age at arrest: 39 years old Number of children and age of children when arrested : Mahmoud (19), Somayya (18 ), Belal (16), Sarah (14), Ali (13), Zakariya (10

"I was 18 years old...They took me directly to interrogation. The interrogation area is a big yard - Palestinians call it ‘The Slaughterhouse’. As I crossed it, I saw torture tools, I saw men hanging by their feet from chains, like sheep. I heard s

"They beat me with clubs. I’d have my face to the wall and they would beat me on my head and back. This method was used for the entire 60 days of interrogation. They would hit us as we heard songs, very loud Israeli songs. The interrogator would st

Name: FAIROUZ ARAFA From: Gaza Strip Date of birth: 8/10/1948 Age at arrest(s): 22, 24 and 26 years old Number of children and age of children when arrested: None Formal charge: Affiliation to a Palestinian political

"It was 2 am when they knocked on the door. We were sleeping.  She was barefoot in her sleeping gown, they didn’t even let her put on a dress or a pair of pants, they took her and put her in the car. Dogs were barking and the army was everywhe

"We hired so many lawyers and tried to find out where she was. A year later we found out that she was in Ramle prison." "When I got a permit, I went to the prison and she alone, out of all the girls, was not allowed a visit. The second time, the

Name: DOU’A AL JAYOUSI From: Tulkarem (West Bank) Date of birth: 04/11/1980 Age at arrest: 22 years old Number of children and age of children when arrested : None Formal charge(s): Took part in and aided a suicide

"They took away my jilbab (modest dress) and gave me their special brown prisoner uniform. It was short sleeved. I asked for something with long sleeves so I could pray, but they refused. I asked for a white long sleeved shirt that I could wear und

"They arrested me at home at 2 am. I was interrogated for 35 days. The first two weeks of interrogation, I was denied access to a lawyer. Interrogation continued night and day... After two weeks they allowed me to see a lawyer and then it continued

Name: GHOUFRAN ZAMEL From: Nablus (West Bank) Date of birth: 28/2/1982 Age at arrest: 27 years old Number of children and age of children when arrested: None Formal charge: Provided services to a hostile political pa

"Interrogation was psychological torment; hearing sounds of people being tortured, other people laughing and saying: ‘we confessed and they gave us cigarettes’.  I am a smoker and they did not allow me to smoke."

"I was the only political prisoner among convicted criminals.  While I was in prison, my husband divorced me and kept my son away from me.  The other prisoners used to taunt me about my son. "

Name: SUNA AL RA’I From: Qalqilya (West Bank) Date of birth: 11/12/1968 Age at arrest: 29 years old Number of children and age of children when arrested: 1 child (4 years old) Formal charge: Tried to shoot an Israeli

"In prison, you learn that there is always tomorrow and that as long as you breathe, you can compensate for many things that have been taken from you.  One has to be positive; there are a lot of negative elements in life, why should I be one o

"I was imprisoned at 16 and released at 23. I suffered deeply because I was unable to continue my education, to walk in the street, to see new people. Everything around you is motionless. " "I’ve been out for almost a year now and I’m confused...

Name: SANA ‘AMER From: Hebron (West Bank) Date of birth: 22/10/1986 Age at arrest: 16 years old Number of children and age of children when arrested: None Formal charge: Attempted stabbing of an Israeli soldier S

Yatta is a rural village at south of Hebron district, hard pressed by the economic crisis and the pressure of Israeli settlements who are exploiting the palestinian natural resources. In the population there are a high number of disable people, most

Fatima Fares Jbour suffers from limited mental abilities.Fatima at the school of Disability Recourse Information Center.  Yatta Hebron district.

Fatima playing in the courtyard of her house. She benefit of the school program supported by Handicap International in Yatta.

Fatima at the school of Disability Recourse Information Center. Fatima Fares Jbour suffers from limited mental abilities.

Yatta. Iyhab Mohammad Hamad Abu Sabha at his home. He suffers from combined disability formed in mobility as a result of polio in the lower half, and in the mean time he depends on wheel chair to move; also his intelligence abilities are limited. T

Yatta. Mohammad arriving at home at home after school. He suffers from combined disability formed in mobility as a result of polio in the lower half, and in the mean time he depends on wheel chair to move; also his intelligence abilities are limited

Mohammad at school of D.R.I.C. in Yatta. He suffers from combined disability formed in mobility as a result of polio in the lower half, and in the mean time he depends on wheel chair to move; also his intelligence abilities are limited. The child j

Handicap International Palestine

Sahar showing the notebook where she use to draw and write her train of thought. Sahar suffers from distortion in the upper roof of the throat due a surgical operation was carried out for her, but the problem still existing till today. Her hearing a

Sahar Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Makhsrah at the Disability Recourse Information Center during a course.

Naseem at his home, he is suffering from a paraplegia at the lower part of his body, as a result of the presence of water in is brain. He is a patient at the rehabilitation center supported by Handicap International in Yatta.

Naseem playing in the backyard of his home. Naseem is suffering from a paraplegia at the lower part of his body, as a result of the presence of water in is brain. He is a patient at the rehabilitation center supported by Handicap International in Ya

Naseem at home with his parents. He is suffering from a paraplegia at the lower part of his body, as a result of the presence of water in is brain. He is a patient at the rehabilitation center supported by Handicap International in Yatta.

Naseem during the rehabilitation therapy at the rehabilitation center in Yatta.

Naseem with his mother. He is suffering from a paraplegia at the lower part of his body, as a result of the presence of water in is brain. He is a patient at the rehabilitation center supported by Handicap International in Yatta.

Mousa and his sister Naeemeh at their home in the outskirts of Yatta. Mousa and Naeemeh suffers from mental retardation, their disability percentage is100%. Both of them are students in the special education class in the Information Recourses Disabi

Mousa at his home in the outskirts of Yatta. Mousa and his sister Naeemeh suffers from mental retardation, their disability percentage is100%. Both of them are students in the special education class in the Information Recourses Disability Center in

Safa'a and Doa'a at home. Safa’a Mohammad Sulieman Dababsah age 22 and Doa’a Mohammad Sulieman Dababsah age 19. Safa’a and Doa’a are suffering from disability as a result of hereditary disease in the retina and the horny. The disability percentage r

Mariam and Jihan with the children of their classroom in the kindergarden of Abu Nowar. Mariam and Jihan thanks to the support of CRDP (Community Resilience and Development Programme) were able to open a kindergarten and sewing workshop in their vil

After CRDP’s intervention, children are playing at a kindergarten at Abu Nowar village.

Jihan after taking a course with UNDP, become a community mobilizer. She and her friend Mariam are working as volunteer in the kindergarden. Also they are organizing otehr activity to support their community.

Mariam with the kids if the Abu Nowar kindergarten. Mariam after taking a course with UNDP, become a community mobilizer. She and her friend Gihan are working as volunteer in the kindergarden. Also they are organizing otehr activity to support their

After CRDP’s intervention, children are playing at a kindergarten at Abu Nowar village.

Mariam, from Abu Nowar village, developed her capacities through CRDP and is now supporting her family and community.

A view of the bedouin village of Al Roshan. In the Jordan Valley the CRDP program UNDP is installing several solar panels in order to improve the resilience of the Palestinian communities living in the area.

Ali the son of Abu Kardosh his the one who is taking care of the family and the herd since his father got sick. Bedouin village of Al Roshan; Jordan Valley.

The solar panels installed in the house of Abu Kordish. Jordan valley bedouin village of Al Korshan. Bedouin village of Al Roshan; Jordan Valley.

Ali the son while his feeding the herd of the family. In the Jordan Valley the CRDP program UNDP is installing several solar panels in order to improve the resilience of the Palestinian communities living in the area. Bedouin village of Al Roshan;

Musa the director of the cooperative who provide 100 families with solar panels. Bedouin village of Al Roshan; Jordan Valley.

View of the landscape from the village of Tuqu', Bethlehem district.

Fatima the mother of Amenh Al Shaer with her niece in the garden of his house. Amenh Al Shaer is one of the beneficiary treating wastewater system installed by UNDP in Tuqu'.

The irrigation system that carry the recycled water from the system in the house of Amenh Al Shaer, one of the beneficiary of the treating wastewater system installed by UNDP in Tuqu'. Bethlehem district.

A member of ARIJ checking the recicling system in the house of Amenh Al Shaer, one of the beneficiary of the treating wastewater system installed by UNDP in Tuqu'. Bethlehem district.

A murales in the village of Bil'in. Bil'in became famous for his pacific resistance against the settlement of Modi'in. UNDP is supporting the construction of a park on the land that is been returned by the Israeli government.

The under construction cafe in the park facing the Israeli Modi'in settlement. UNDP is supporting the construction of a park on the land that is been returned by the Israeli government. Bil'in; West Bank.

Bil'in became famous for his pacific resistance against the settlement of Modi'in. UNDP is supporting the construction of a park on the land that is been returned by the Israeli government. Bil'in; West Bank.

Bil'in became famous for his pacific resistance against the settlement of Modi'in.

Sadiq, a farmer from Khirbet Jbara pumping water at his residence further to CRDP’s intervention. Village of Jbara; West Bank.

Mustafa Aboushi local concil member and part of water well committee, picking guava. With the CRDP's intervention, the member of this community have been able to switch the pumping power system from diesel to electricity allowing them to produce mor

Mohammad, a member of the Jbara community, praying in Mosque of the village. With the CRDP's intervention, the member of this community have been able to switch the pumping power system from diesel to electricity allowing them to produce more cubic

A refugee from Afghanistan runs to greet cultural mediator and Farsi translator Zizi from the Atina outreach team, at Subotica Transit Centre in Serbia.

Cultural mediator and Farsi translator Zizi from the Atina outreach team speaks with women at Subotica Transit Centre in Serbia.

Two women sit with their children at Subotica Transit Centre in Serbia.

Cultural mediator and Farsi translator Zizi from the Atina outreach team speaks with women at Subotica Transit Centre in Serbia.

Cultural mediator and Arabic translator Hasan Isamil and social worker Zorana Parezanovic from the Atina mobile outreach team speak with women at Subotica Transit Centre in Serbia.

Men’s food distribution queue at Subotica Transit Centre in Serbia. There is a separate distribution point for women and children.

Refugees stay in an informal camp at the Kelebija border crossing waiting to be allowed to cross into Hungary. The Atina mobile outreach team tries to identify the most vulnerable people: women travelling alone or with children. With support of UN

Refugees stay in an informal camp at the Kelebija border crossing waiting to be allowed to cross into Hungary. The Atina mobile outreach team tries to identify the most vulnerable people: women travelling alone or with children. With support of UN

Refugees stay in an informal camp at the Kelebija border crossing waiting to be allowed to cross into Hungary. The Atina mobile outreach team tries to identify the most vulnerable people: women travelling alone or with children. With support of UN

Refugees stay in an informal camp at the Kelebija border crossing waiting to be allowed to cross into Hungary. The Atina mobile outreach team tries to identify the most vulnerable people: women travelling alone or with children. With support of UN

A boy at the Kelebija border crossing at the Serbian border with Hungary.

Cultural mediator and Arabic translator Hasan and social worker Zorana from the Atina mobile outreach team speak with refugees at the Kelebija border crossing in Serbia.

Zorana from the Atina mobile outreach team with refugee girl at the Kelebija border crossing in Serbia.

Refugees stay in an informal camp at the Kelebija border crossing waiting to be allowed to cross into Hungary. The Atina mobile outreach team tries to identify the most vulnerable people: women travelling alone or with children. With support of UN

Cultural mediator and Arabic translator Hassan from the Atina mobile outreach team.

Zorana from the Atina mobile outreach team

Refugees stay in an informal camp at the Kelebija border crossing waiting to be allowed to cross into Hungary. The Atina mobile outreach team tries to identify the most vulnerable people: women travelling alone or with children. With support of UN