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Israeli Occupying Forces Violate the Right to Life of Mr Omar As’ad, an 80-year-old Man from Jaljiliyya
Date: 18 January 2022
In the early hours of 12 January 2022, at around 3:00 am, Mr Omar Abdul Majeed As’ad, an 80-year-old Palestinian-American citizen was returning to his home in...
The Palestinian Six Organizations Officially Demand that Israeli Authorities Reveal the Evidence
27 December 2021
Two months ago, in October 2021, Israel outlawed six of the leading Palestinian human rights and civil society groups, however, the organizations have not rec...
Extrajudicial Killing of Mohammad Salima: Paradigm Needs to Be Shifted Over Israel Military’s Excessive Force that Deprives Palestinians of Their Right to Life
Introduction
Over the past few months, Israel, the Occupying Power has escalated its oppressive policies and practices against Palestinian residents of Jerusalem, in particular in the neighborhood...
Urgent Appeal: Israel Occupying Forces Target Al-Hadidya Community with Demolition Orders
Date: 21 December 2021
On 20 December 2021, Al-Haq submitted an Urgent Appeal for the immediate intervention of UN Special Procedures in the imminent demolition of ten structures in the B...
Press-Release: Al-Haq Joint Statement at the General Debate of the 20th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Date: 20 December 2021, The Hague
On 8 December 2021, Al-Haq delivered a joint statement on behalf the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, during the...
Human Rights Defenders Targeted By Israel Launch Joint Website
Human rights defenders targeted by Israel launch joint website
Online Hub Provides Information and Calls to Action Aimed at Reversing Ban on Six Palestinian NGOs
14 December 2021, Rama...
Human Rights Day 2021: No Equality for Palestinians under Israel’s Apartheid and Settler Colonisation
Date: 10 December 2021
Every year on 10 December, the world commemorates the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), in 1948. In the occupi...
On International Human Rights Day, Al-Haq Envisions How a People’s-Based Human Rights Council Should Look Like
Date: 10 December 2021
Every year, on 10 December, the world celebrates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1948, which p...
Al-Haq Submits Two Urgent Appeals on Israel’s Designations to the United Nations Special Procedures, Calling for Immediate Action to Protect Palestinian Human Rights Defenders
In November-December 2021, Al-Haq sent two urgent appeals to the United Nations Special Procedures calling on the UN Special Rapporteurs to protect Palestinian human rights organizations and...
Special Focus: Use of Excessive Force by the Israeli Occupying Forces, the Case of Abdallah Abu Baker
Introduction: Systemic Excessive Use of Force Against Palestinians
In 2020, the trend of unlawful shootings and killings of Palestinians by the Israeli Occupying Forces (I...
In the Wake of the COP26, Al-Haq Submits Its Report on Human Rights and Climate Change to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
On 30 November 2021, Al-Haq responded to the call from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to provide input on the adverse impacts of climate change on the full and effective...
Israel’s Brazen Attack on Al-Haq – Troubled from Apartheid Charges, Armed with Terrorism Designations and Blessed by U.S. Silence