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Lettre ouverte au Secrétaire général pour le processus de nomination du/de la prochain⋅e Haut⋅e Commissaire des Nations unies aux droits de l’homme (22 juin 2022)
Concerne: La nomination du/de la prochain⋅e Haut⋅e Commissaire des Nations unies aux droits de l’homme Cher Secrétaire général, Le poste de Haut⋅e Commissaire aux droits de l’homme est essentiel à la...
Open letter to the UN Secretary-General on the appointment process of the new High-Commissioner for Human Rights (23 June 2022)
Dear Secretary-General, Re: Appointment of next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights The post of High Commissioner for Human Rights is critical to the promotion and protection of human rights...
Delayed, denied and deprived: The collective punishment of Palestinian patients in Gaza in the context of Israel’s 15-year blockade

Introduction In June 2007, Israel intensified its closure and blockade regime over Gaza. The past fifteen years have been characterised by suffocating restrictions on the movement of people and...
15 Years Too Long: Fact sheet on the devastating effects of Israel's closure and blockade on the Gaza Strip

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND On 6 June 1967, Israeli authorities declared the Gaza Strip a closed military area pursuant to a military order that remained in effect even after the signing of the Oslo...
On the 74th anniversary of al-Nakba, Al Mezan calls for the immediate end to the forced displacement of Palestinians and the dismantlement of Israel’s occupation and apartheid regime
15 May marks the anniversary of al-Nakba (catastrophe) of the Palestinian people, in which the crimes of forced displacement and ethnic cleansing were perpetrated against Palestinians and forced...
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Covid-19 : Appel urgent à lever les restrictions interdisant les visiteurs dans les lieux de détention
Déclaration publique conjointe Genève, le 9 mai 2022 Alors que le nombre de cas et de décès dus au Covid-19 continuent de diminuer dans la plupart des régions du monde, les mesures et les...
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Covid-19: Llamado urgente a levantar restricciones prohibiendo visitas en lugares de detención
Declaración pública conjunta Ginebra, 9 de mayo de 2022 A medida que la incidencia de la Covid-19 y el número de muertes sigue disminuyendo en la mayoría de las regiones del mundo, las medidas y...
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Covid-19: Urgent call to lift restrictions banning visitors in places of detention
Joint public statement Geneva, 9 May 2022 As Covid-19 cases and fatalities continue to decline in most regions around the world, public health measures and restrictions are being loosened to an...
Al Mezan condemns Court of Appeals issuance of death sentence in Gaza [EN/AR]

On Thursday morning, 14 April 2022, the Court of Appeals in Gaza sentenced a 31-year-old man to death by hanging, following his conviction for the premeditated murder of 28-year-old Nour-al-Din Ouda...
On World Health Day, Al Mezan calls on the international community to ensure accountability and access to reparations for victims denied their right to health
World Health Day is celebrated annually on 7 April, the day in 1948 when the First World Health Assembly was held that created the World Health Organization (WHO). For 2022, the theme is "Our Planet,...
Al Mezan, CIHRS, and partners welcome the Human Rights Committee concluding observations on Israel emphasizing the “pre-existing systematic and structural discrimination against non-Jews"
On 30 March 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (the Committee) issued its concluding observations on its review of Israel’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and...
Parallel report for Israel’s fifth periodic review by the Human Rights Committee

Introduction Since its foundation as a State in 1948, the State of Israel has designed and instituted a series of discriminatory laws, military orders, policies, and practices that constitute the...
Al Mezan holds Israel responsible for the death of 19-month-old patient in Gaza denied care for five months
At around 10:30am on Friday, 25 March 2022, medical sources at the Gaza European Hospital announced the death of Fatma Jalal al-Masri, 19 months, after she was denied access to a hospital outside...
Al Mezan: the international community must demand that Israel lifts restrictions on Palestinian patient access to hospitals and medical care outside Gaza
On 9 January 2022, around 1 pm, medical sources at Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah announced the death of Gaza resident Salim Mohammed al-Nawati, 16, from leukemia. Al-Nawati was diagnosed at...
On Human Rights Day: Al Mezan calls on the international community to ensure respect for human rights and accountability the occupied Palestinian territory
Every year on 10 December nations across the globe celebrate Human Rights Day. On this day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which...
The Gaza Bantustan — Israeli Apartheid in the Gaza Strip

On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Al Mezan issues a new report: ‘The Gaza Bantustan—Israeli Apartheid in the Gaza Strip’ 29 November marks the International Day of...
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Al Mezan demands that duty bearers respect and protect Palestinian women’s rights
25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. To mark this day, since 2008, the United Nations has launched a 16-day campaign to combat violence and...
Fact Sheet on Obstacles to Accessing Education in the Gaza Strip

This fact sheet serves as an executive summary of a report by Al Mezan Center for Human Rights (Al Mezan) on the obstacles to children’s access to education in a number of primary and preparatory...
The International Community Must Support and Protect Palestinian Civil Society [EN/AR]

As a group of regional and international organizations, we express our full solidarity with Palestinian civil society and human rights defenders as Israel continues to escalate its attacks to shut...