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Five Years and Waiting: No Investigation in the Report of the Office of the Prosecutor on Preliminary Examinations 2019
On 5 December 2019, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) released an advance Report of the Office of the Prosecutor on Preliminary Examinations 2019, including a six-...
Joint Oral Intervention to the 100th Session of CERD for the Review of Israel
Distinguished Committee Members,
Since the Nakba of 1948, the State of Israel has instituted a series of discriminatory laws, policies, and practices that form the foundation of its insti...
Al-Haq condemns practice of “targeted killings” in Gaza, calls for an immediate investigation into deaths of Gazan civilians, including children
Al-Haq condemns the recent escalation by the Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) in the Gaza Strip, and its indiscriminate attacks on the civilian population. On Tuesday, 12 November 2019, the IOF assassin...
Palestinian, regional, and international groups submit report on Israeli apartheid to UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
In November 2019, eight Palestinian, regional, and international organisations, including Al-Haq, BADIL, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, Addameer, the...
Al-Haq Welcomes Decision of Appeals Chamber to Reconsider the Comoros Case and Calls on the Prosecutor to Open Both the Comoros Case and an Investigation into the Situation in Palestine
Al-Haq welcomes the recent decision of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) to direct the Prosecutor of the ICC to reconsider her earlier decision not to investi...
Al-Haq and Partners Send Joint Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Ahead of Israel’s Review
On Thursday, 5 September 2019, Al-Haq sent a joint submission to the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) ahead of Israel’s periodic review under the...
(PHROC) Condemn as Unlawful Israel’s Denial of Entry to Esteemed US Congresswomen, Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) condemn as unlawful Israel’s denial of entry to esteemed United States Congresswomen, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ilhan...
AL-HAQ SUBMISSION TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ON THE FIRST PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE
1. In examining the State of Palestine’s initial and second periodic reports (hereinafter ‘State report’ or ‘the report’),[1] submitted to the ninety-ninth session of the...
15 Years Since the ICJ Wall Opinion: Israel’s Impunity Prevails Due to Third States’ Failure to Act
Date: 9 July 2019
Al-Haq Statement on the Occasion of the 15th Anniversary of the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in...
Al-Haq Welcomes Advocate General Hogan’s CJEU Opinion Explicitly Requiring Labeling of Settlement Goods, but calls on States and the EU to Prohibit the Import of Illegal Settlement Goods
Al-Haq wishes to highlight and endorse the publication of Advocate General Hogan’s opinion for the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on 13June 2019, in relation to the noti...
Israeli Occupying Authorities Demolish Palestinian Water Wells; Expand Water Lines for Israeli Settlements - Reporting Period: 10-16 June 2019
Between 10 and 16 June 2019, Al-Haq documented the demolition of homes, water wells, and animal barns, as well as the extension of a water line for Israeli settlements and outposts running through pri...
Palestinian Civil Society Statement in Response to the German Bundestag: Anti-BDS Resolution Violates Principles of International Law, Stands against Palestinian Civil Society and Aspirations for Freedom, Justice, and Dignity
The undersigned are deeply concerned with the joint resolution, adopted on 17 May 2019, and co-signed by four German political parties; CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, and the Alliance90/Greens. The resolution v...