On 3 October 2023, Israel underwent the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of its human rights file during the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. In the session, …
UN Human Rights Council: Emboldened by impunity and double-standards, autocratic governments go on the offensive
View PostJoint Statement: Human Rights Organisations Welcome the Release of OHCHR’s Update of the UN Database of businesses facilitating Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and Call for Full and Annual Implementation of the Mandate
Following its long overdue release, we welcome the recent publication of the update to the United Nations database of businesses facilitating Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, issued by …
UN Global Study on the Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures on Civil Society and Civic Space should be a wake-up call to end abuse of counter-terrorism measures to violate human rights
View PostPalestine: Israeli Apartheid – The Legacy of the Ongoing Nakba at 75
Seventy-five years have passed since the Palestinian people were ethnically cleansed and forcibly expelled from their homes, lands, and property in their ancestral land during the 1948 Nakba (meaning ‘catastrophe’ …
Human Rights and other Civil Society Groups Urge United Nations to Respect Human Rights in the Fight Against Antisemitism
Dear UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Under Secretary-General Miguel Ángel Moratinos: Our coalition of 60 civil society organizations is writing to you to voice our strong support for the United …
We call for immediate release and demand Israel rescind the decision to revoke his Jerusalem residency based on “secret evidence”
We, the undersigned organizations, unions, and institutions, condemn and reject the arbitrary measures taken by the Israeli occupation forces against human rights defender and lawyer at Addameer, violating its obligations …
Activists from 11 countries discuss human rights situation in the region during closing event of CIHRS training program ‘Tamkeen’
Coinciding with International Human Rights Day, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) concluded its two-year training program Tamkeen, “Empowering a New Generation of Human Rights Defenders,” on 10 …
European financial institutions heavily invested in companies involved in illegal Israeli settlements
More than 700 European banks, asset managers, insurance companies and pension funds hold stocks and bonds worth USD 115 billion in 50 companies involved in activities that, according to the …
International statement in support of Palestinian prisoners on the Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, the Canadian BDS Coalition and others joined numerous organizations from around the world in signing on to this collective statement in …