Humanitarian Scorecard: Six Months In, Gaza Ceasefire is Failing
Scorecard from humanitarian organizations assessing core civilian protection and humanitarian access provisions of the ceasefire plan reveals failure.
Category: Human Rights
The only Palestinian children’s rights organization closes following years-long Israeli campaign against it
“After 35 years of defending Palestinian children’s rights, we are not able to overcome operational challenges resulting from Israel’s targeted criminalization of Palestinian human…
The US-Israeli War on Science is an Assault on our Future
The US and Israel have bombed at least 20 of Iran’s universities. Israel has bombed more than 60 healthcare facilities in Lebanon, while the…
‘War crime’: Global condemnation as Israeli ministers celebrate death penalty law targeting Palestinian prisoners
Israeli ministers celebrated the law's passage with champagne on the Knesset floor, as human rights groups condemned it as a possible war crime and…
Researchers at Human Rights Watch Resign Over Blocked Report on Palestinian Refugee Return
The report’s conclusion—that Israel's denying Palestinians the right of return constitutes a crime against humanity–apparently made HRW's legal dept uncomfortable enough to halt the…
UN’s special rapporteur on human rights says Israel is systematically torturing Palestinians
Francesca Albanese says her report, which includes over 300 testimonies, 'examines Israel's systematic use of torture against Palestinians from the occupied Palestinian territory since…
Child denied life-saving bone marrow transplant by Israel ‘because he is from Gaza’
Israel won't give this boy with leukemia a permit to travel abroad for life-saving treatment because he is originally from Gaza.
Lebanon: Israel’s White Phosphorous Use Risks Civilian Harm
"Israel’s widespread use of white phosphorus in south Lebanon is putting civilians at grave risk and contributing to civilian displacement... While phosphorous inflicts death…
How Human Rights Watch Killed a Report Calling Israel’s Denial of Palestinians’ Right of Return a Crime Against Humanity
The Israel-Palestine director at Human Rights Watch resigned over the decision to spike the report, which had been approved by HRW’s legal team.
Israel is Destroying Hope for the Future: Reproductive Violence in Gaza
Destruction of Gaza’s health infrastructure, combined with restrictions on food, medical supplies including baby formula, has created an environment in which the fundamental biological…