Articles for Palestine

On the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, observed on 10 October, the undersigned organisations reaffirm their opposition to any abusive use of this penalty, under any circumstances, and strongly condemn the law adopted by the Israeli Knesset, on 30 March 2026, by 62 votes to 48.

In a deeply concerning report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights presents a stark assessment of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories since 7 October 2023. 

The interception by Israeli occupying forces of the “Global Resilience Flotilla” in international waters, followed by the detention and alleged torture of hundreds of civilian activists and humanitarian volunteers, has sparked a wide wave of legal and diplomatic condemnation. Numerous consistent testimonies report serious violations suffered by detainees, including physical and sexual assaults, ill-treatment, humiliation, and psychological torture.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned that the adoption by the Israeli occupation of a law applying the death penalty almost exclusively to Palestinians violates the prohibition of racial discrimination and apartheid, particularly as it targets "Palestinians, who are often convicted following unfair trials."

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, stated that the “systematic” torture inflicted by Israel on Palestinians — sustained for decades by impunity and political support — is now being employed as a tool in the ongoing genocide in the territory. 

The undersigned human rights organizations commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1977 through Resolution 32/40 B. 

The signatory organizations express their strong indignation and firmly reject the operation carried out on the evening of Tuesday, October 1, by Israeli occupation forces, who forcibly intercepted and detained civilian ships of the Resilience Flotilla while they were sailing in international waters. These vessels were heading towards the Gaza Strip as part of a humanitarian mission aimed at breaking the blockade, carrying nearly 500 activists from more than fifty countries. 

The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory stated in a report published on Tuesday, 16 September 2025, that the State of Israel has committed genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

We, the undersigned human rights organizations, express our deep indignation and profound outrage at the heinous crime perpetrated on August 25, 2025, by the Israeli occupation, whose airstrikes targeted the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, resulting in the death of dozens of civilians, including five journalists carrying out their professional and humanitarian duty of conveying the truth and documenting violations. 

According to media and human rights sources, the journalists killed are: 

On 11 December 2008, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming 19 August of each year as “World Humanitarian Day”, “to further raise public awareness of humanitarian assistance activities worldwide and the importance of international cooperation in this regard, to pay tribute to all humanitarian workers as well as UN personnel and associated individuals who work for the humanitarian cause, and to commemorate those who lost their lives while carrying out their missions.”&nbs