human rights violations (51)

Al-Wefaq: Banning religious flights is a sectarian, odious & unacceptable trend

Al-Wefaq affirms -once again- Bahrain’s need for good governance, which contributes to the strengthening and developing of authorities; to the establishment of a powerful parliament, capable…
Palestinian girl, 18, succumbs to wounds sustained by Israeli army gunfire

Hanan Mahmoud Khadour, 18, from the village of Faqqua, northeast of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, was shot in the stomach while she was on her way to school during a military raid into…
UK establishing its own 'Guantanamo' by sending asylum seekers to Rwanda

UK's policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda comes under fire for being 'irresponsible and inhumane'.
International community must intervene to stop Israeli escalation of violence against Palestinians

These violations continue to contribute to the deteriorating humanitarian situation across Palestine and reinforce Israel’s apartheid regime on both sides of the Green Line and against the Palestinian…
Palestinian administrative detainees continue boycott of Israeli military courts for day 100

Palestinian detainees say their action is a continuation of longstanding Palestinian efforts "to put an end to the unjust administrative detention practiced against our people by the occupation…
UN human rights expert: “Israel’s 55-year occupation of Palestinian Territory is apartheid”

A political regime which so intentionally and clearly prioritizes fundamental political, legal and social rights to one group over another within the same geographic unit on the basis of one’s…
Myanmar did not Fulfill its Obligations to Create an Environment for Return of Rohingya to their Homeland

Rohingya case is one of the top priorities on the OIC’s agenda, one that the Organization has been following for over two decades. The situation of the Rohingya has not improved despite the efforts…
Israel approves law barring hundreds of Palestinian families from reuniting

Reut Shaer, a lawyer with the Association of Civil Rights in Israel, said the law "comes off as more xenophobic or racist". "It's not only giving extra rights and privileges to Jewish people,…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in alleged stabbing attack

A video circulating online shows the youth lying on the ground after being shot, before one Israeli officer stepped on him, apparently attempting to restrict him.
Jewish asylum seeker to continue fight against “apartheid” Israel

It is astonishing that our asylum system is deaf, dumb and blind when it comes to recognising the systemic abuses of an apartheid regime and continues to miserably fail its victims.
Palestinian administrative detainees continue boycott of Israeli military courts for 58th day

Under administrative detention, Israel keeps Palestinians without charge for up to six months, a period which can be extended for an indefinite number of times.
Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in Nabi Saleh

The slain young man was later identified as Nihad Amin Barghouthi, 24, who was also a former political prisoner, and a while back was shot and injured by the soldiers.
Despite tensions, far-right Israeli MK Ben-Gvir opens an office in Shiekh Jarrah

Scores of Israeli settlers backed by police stormed the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in occupied Jerusalem, where they attacked and terrified native Palestinian families and attempted to evict…
Palestinian family seeks answers for missing son shot by Israeli army

For 14 months, the Rawajbas have been desperately trying to find out what happened to their son who was shot while driving by a Israeli military checkpoint near Nablus in 2020.
Shin Bet admits sending threatening texts to Palestinians during May protests

The domestic intelligence agency admits to sending warnings to Palestinians not involved in protests in East Jerusalem last year.
Israel's apartheid against Palestinians

The discrimination, the dispossession, the repression of dissent, the killings and injuries – all are part of a system which is designed to privilege Jewish Israelis at the expense of Palestinians.…
A new report by Euro-Med Monitor documents consequences of Israel's blockade on Gaza

Despite the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Strip and the succession of seven Israeli governments since the beginning of the blockade, the Israeli collective punishment policy…
Israeli soldiers join settlers in forcing Palestinian shops to close down

The shop owners said the settlers and soldiers have escalated their harassment of the Palestinian residents, mainly the businesses, which could force some 45 shops to shut down.
Palestinian American detained by Israeli soldiers died of heart attack, autopsy says

Omar Muhammad Asaad, 80, was found with abrasions on his wrists and bleeding on the insides of his eyelids, The New York Times reports.
Israeli soldiers unlikely to face consequences over elderly Palestinian American's death

Leaked summary of Israeli investigation into the death of Omar Muhammad Asaad, 80, suggests no soldiers are likely to be prosecuted, Washington Post reports.
UN rights office warns over violent escalation in Yemen and beyond

Escalating conflict in Yemen has seen an alarming number of air and drone strikes already this year, notably against civilians and non-military targets, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Turkish occupation is the biggest danger in northern Syria

US aggression has destroyed Raqq city and it is a live witness to its brutality. The US is one of the most countries that violate human rights.
Palestinian administrative detainees still boycotting Israeli courts for day 16

Administrative detainees said that their move comes as a continuation of longstanding Palestinian efforts “to put an end to the unjust administrative detention practiced against our people by…
Journalist injured by Israeli gunfire in Al-Bireh

A freelance photojournalist, was injured in the chest with a rubber-coated round shot at him by Israeli soldiers during clashes between Israeli occupation soldiers and Palestinian protesters.
School staff beaten, students suffocate in an Israeli attack

The soldiers fired tear gas and concussion bombs inside the school, causing suffocation cases among dozens of students and staff.
Disabled person among four Palestinians detained by Israel in the occupied territories

Israeli soldiers also detained a 27-year-old disabled person from Tuba, one of the 19 hamlets comprising Masafer Yatta in the southern Hebron hills.
Israeli forces raze two-story house south of Hebron

Israel demolishes Palestinian houses and structures almost on a daily basis as a means to achieve “demographic control” of the occupied territories.
School students suffocate after Israeli soldiers shower them with tear gas

Soldiers stationed near the old town of al-Khader fired tear gas canisters and sound bombs at the students causing panic and many to suffer from suffocation.
Anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Tutu died

The South African Nobel peace laureate has passed away at the age of 90, Here is what he said about Palestine-Isreal.
Palestinian prisoner with cancer is denied access to badly needed healthcare

The Israeli Prison Service’s reluctance to allow Muatan access to healthcare has exacerbated his medical condition.