On 9 July, Alkarama sent an urgent appeal to the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders to call upon Israeli authorities to respect their obligation to let defenders carry out their work freely. In particular, Alkarama brought the Special Rapporteur's attention on the case of Badia Dwaik, a respected human rights activist for the Palestinian cause, who has been continuously subjected to reprisals and harassment for his work documenting Israel's violations against Palestinians.
On 12 December 2012, Mohamed Al Salaimeh, a 17 year-old Palestinian from Hebron, was shot several times at the checkpoint of Al Salaimeh district by the Israeli military. He died on his birthday. More than a year later, those responsible for his execution have not been brought to justice. Today, Alkarama solicited the intervention of the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions to intervene with the Israeli authorities on the behalf of his family.
On Thursday 7 November 2013, Anas Al Atrash, a 23 year-old Palestinian, was travelling from Jericho back home to Hebron with his brother, Ismail who was driving the car. He was asleep when they reached, around 11 p.m., the Container checkpoint in the Northeast of Bethlehem (West Bank) and was woken up as the car had to break suddenly to avoid bumps. His reflex was to quickly get out of the car.