Death Penalties Continue for Palestinians by Palestinians

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) renews its demand for the abolishment of the death penalty in the Palestinian territories as Gaza courts issued a second death sentence in 2015.

The total number of death sentences issued by the Palestinian Authority since 1994 has risen to 157, of which 130 have been issued in the Gaza Strip and 27 in the West Bank. Among those issued in the Gaza Strip, 72 have been issued since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip in 2007. The Palestinian Authority also executed 32 death sentences, of which 30 have been executed in the Gaza Strip and 2 in the West Bank. Among those executed in the Gaza Strip, 19 have been executed since 2007 without ratification by the Palestinian President in violation of the law.

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