On the 75th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 39 human rights institutions and civil society called upon the Secretary-General of the United Nations to give effect to his powers in the event of genocide
Dear Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Subject: A letter Requesting the UN Secretary-General to Exercise Affiliated Powers in the Case of Genocide The undersigned human rights and civil society organizations extend their greetings, stressing the importance of your action to invoke Article (99) of the UN Charter, requesting the president of the UN Security Council to immediately put an end to Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, given that it threatens international security and safety. This significant request comes on the 75th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the ...
Palestinian civil society to conduct assessment of partnership with international donors
Palestinian civil society to conduct assessment of partnership with international donors November 6, 2023 In light of one of the most violent Israeli assaults on the Palestinian people as a whole across historical Palestine, and the ongoing genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip, the undersigned Palestinian civil society organizations are conducting an integrity and human rights audit of our partnerships with the international donor community. We assumed that our long partnerships have been based on mutual respect and promoti...
No Room for Neutrality, Silence and Subservience Towards the Genocide and Displacement of an Entire Nation
The failure of the UN Security Council to issue a UN resolution to provide humanitarian aid to our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, as well as basic necessities such as water, food, and electricity, and to rescue the injured and wounded, is yet another stain on the conscience of the free world. It exposed the fallacies of the American alliance’s claims, which continue to thwart people's right to self-determination by feigning adoption of human rights values and principles. Furthermore, their political and military envoys and warships continued to visit until this morning, Tuesday, October 17, 2023, actively taking part in the genocide against our peop...