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Al-Haq Welcomes the UN Special Rapporteur’s Findings on Settler-Colonialism in New Report on Situation in Palestine
Al-Haq welcomes the findings of the new UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese, in her landmark report on the situa...
Special Focus: Alarming Increase in Settler Attacks against Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) - Reporting Period: 3 - 14 October 2022
Earlier this year, in April, Al-Haq voiced its concerns as to the rising level of violence committed by Israeli settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).[1] Then calling on the UN special...
Al-Haq Condemns Israel’s Latest Collective Punishment Measures Against the Palestinian People
Israel has been implementing collective punishment measures against the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) with the closure of Palestinian cities, villages and road...
Al-Haq Urges Third States to Take Concrete Actions to Halt Israel’s Grave Escalation of Military Raids, Killings, Settler Violence and Collective Punishment in the West Bank
On 18 October 2022, Al-Haq sent an urgent letter to Third States, in light of the recent alarming escalation in widespread and systematic attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank, including almos...
65 Organisations Send a Letter to the New High Commissioner for Human Rights, Urging for Concrete Measures to Ensure Justice and Accountability for the Palestinian People
On 17 October 2022, 65 Palestinian, regional and international organisations sent a joint letter to the new High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Volker Türk, welcoming him in his new position...
Al-Haq and Miftah Joint Submission to the UN Human Rights Council for the Fourth Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review of Israel
On 11 October, Al-Haq and Miftah jointly submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Council for the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Israel. Designed as a mechanism to encourage a...
Al-Haq welcomes Institute for Palestine Studies Report on “Persecution of Palestinian Civil Society: Epistemic Violence, Silencing, and the Apartheid Framework”
Al-Haq welcomes the release of the Institute for Palestine Studies’ new report “Persecution of Palestinian Civil Society: Epistemic Violence, Silencing, and the Apartheid Framework&rd...
Al-Haq Highlights Israel’s Entry Regulations and Interference in the Palestinian Textbooks at the Human Rights Council’s 51st Session
On 4 October 2022, as part of its engagement with the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, Al-Haq delivered a joint oral intervention under the general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xe...
Al-Haq Delivers a Statement on Israel’ Settler-Colonial Apartheid Regime during the 51st Human Rights Council Session
On 30 September 2022, as part of its engagement with the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, Al-Haq delivered a joint oral intervention under the general debate on the human rights situation in...
Al-Haq Delivers a Statement Before the Human Rights Council on Behalf of the Six Palestinian Organisations Arbitrarily Outlawed by Israel
On 29 September 2022, Al-Haq delivered a joint oral intervention under the interactive dialogue on the Secretary General’s report on alleged reprisals against those who seek to cooperate or have...
Open Letter to UN Security Council: Member States Must Implement Concerted Action to Halt Israel’s Colonial Settlement Enterprise and Apartheid Regime
Today, 28 September 2022, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will meet for its briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, and discuss, inter alia, UNSC Resolution 2334...
Human Rights Groups: States Should Act to Protect Human Rights in Palestine, and Dismantle Israel’s Apartheid
In August, Israeli authorities raided the offices of seven Palestinian civil society organizations and ordered their closure in an attempt to stop their critical work, and further silence Palestinians...