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Jordanians chant slogans during a demonstration near the Embassy of Israel in Amman on March 28, 2024, in support of Palestinians amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip. Photo by KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images.

Jordan: Stop cracking down on pro-Gaza protests and release those charged for exercising their freedoms of assembly and expression

The authorities in Jordan must immediately cease their crackdown on pro-Gaza protests and immediately release dozens of activists who have...

Smoke rising from the buildings in Gaza after Israeli attacks is seen from Israel on January 17, 2024. Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images.

More than 250 humanitarian and human rights organisations call to stop arms transfers to Israel and Palestinian armed groups

An open call to all UN Member States to stop fueling the crisis in Gaza and avert further humanitarian catastrophe...

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Death in custody of Walid Daqqah is cruel reminder of Israel’s disregard for Palestinians’ right to life

Responding to the death in custody of Walid Daqqah, a 62-year-old Palestinian writer who was the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in...

Heba Morayef, Regional Director for the Middle East North Africa

Israel/ OPT: With famine setting in a ceasefire and more aid routes into Gaza are urgently needed

Israel’s announcement that it has approved the opening of two humanitarian routes into the occupied Gaza Strip, including the temporary...

Civil defense teams and locals carry out search and rescue efforts after an Israeli attack hits Zorob family building in Rafah, Gaza on April 01, 2024. Photo by Yasser Qudaih/Anadolu via Getty Images.

Time is running out for international action to protect civilians and prevent atrocity crimes in Rafah, as UN Security Council resolution is ignored

A week since the UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire, and days since the International Court...

moke rises after Israeli airstrikes on the east of Gaza City, on 07 August 2022. Photo by Sameh Rahmi/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

Understanding the long roots of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel

The armed conflict between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) is one of the longest running in modern history....

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Israel/OPT: Palestinian human rights defender is released

Munther Amira, a Palestinian human rights advocate and social worker, was released from administrative detention on February 29. He had...

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Israel/OPT: Palestinian human rights defender is released

Munther Amira, a Palestinian human rights advocate and social worker, was released from administrative detention on February 29. He had...

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Israel/OPT: Drop All Charges Against Ahmad Khalefa

Ahmad Khalefa, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, is a lawyer, human rights defender, community organizer and newly elected city council...

Palestinian children are walking past the rubble of the al-Bukhari mosque in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on March 2, 2024, following an overnight Israeli air strike amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

UN Special Rapporteur report on Gaza provides crucial evidence that must spur international action to prevent genocide

Amnesty International welcomes the new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian...

A man pulls an elderly Palestinian woman on a wheelchair as displaced families move in Gaza City, on March 25, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. Photo by AFP via Getty Images.

UN resolution must pave way for enduring ceasefire to alleviate mass suffering in Gaza 

Responding to the UN Security Council’s adoption of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire “for the duration of the...

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Israel/OPT: Release terminally ill Palestinian Prisoner

Walid Daqqah is a terminally ill Palestinian prisoner suffering from a rare form of bone marrow cancer. Since October 7,...

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