Many of these human rights organizations work closely with the international community to develop Palestinian civil society, document human rights violations and defend Palestinians in Israeli courts. For many years, several of these organizations, along with others working to document human rights violations against Palestinians, have contended with the Israeli military raiding their offices, contributing to the shrinking of civil society spaces in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt). The labeling of these organizations as “terrorist” undermines the credibility of these groups within the international community and is a direct assault on the basic human rights of Palestinians.
Since the announcement last week, many prominent leaders, including Israeli human rights advocates and journalists, U.N. officials, and now Members of Congress, have spoken out in strong opposition. We need your voice, too! Make sure your House members know you support Rep. McCollum’s Resolution and would like them to co-sponsor it now.
Letter to Secretary Blinken from US Churches and Faith Based Organizations
Joint Statement by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch
Joint Statement by Israeli Human Rights Groups
Statement by United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights
(Alert provided by Churches for Middle East Peace - CMEP)