human rights
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RightsPalestinian group says Israel detained over 2,000 children since 2023
The Palestinian Prisoners Society reports at least 350 minors remain in harsh conditions amid allegations of torture and medical neglect.
RightsUN experts condemn FAO over Gaza official contract
Nineteen independent rights specialists warn that punishing staff for documenting starvation undermines the UN system and violates the agency's core mandate.
GazaThousands of Palestinians remain missing three years into Gaza war
Families face agonizing uncertainty as rights groups estimate over 11,000 people are unaccounted for amid rubble and detention.
RightsUN expert says Israeli checkpoints choke Palestinian life in West Bank
Francesca Albanese warns that 925 movement obstacles restrict 3.4 million people and cites infant death as human cost of arbitrary control.
RightsSmotrich Urges West Bank War Mirroring Gaza Tactics
Rights experts warn the finance minister’s call to dismantle Palestinian Authority reflects ongoing policies rather than empty election promises.
RightsUN Adds 61 Firms to Settlement Database
The updated list now includes 214 companies linked to illegal activities in occupied Palestinian territory.
RightsGroups Urge Global Action for Gaza Detainees in Israeli Custody
Activists demand international intervention to reveal missing prisoners and secure release of bodies held by Israel.
GazaSoldiers testify officer executed elderly Palestinian woman in Rafah
According to the testimony, the officer shot a frail detainee after a phone call and cited orders from a superior who was later promoted.
RightsFilms and Reports Expose Systematic Erasure of Palestinian Presence
New documentary Naza sparks fierce debate while international bodies document displacement and violence in Gaza and the West Bank.
RightsPalestinian Woman Gives Birth in Israeli Prison, Sparking Alarm
Dana Joudeh’s delivery in custody highlights fears for other pregnant detainees facing harsh conditions and medical neglect.
West BankWest Bank sees surge in military raids and settler violence
Israeli forces abducted Palestinians and demolished facilities while settlers attacked farmers across multiple governorates, causing injuries and economic harm to local communities.
RightsJerusalem Child Sentenced to Prison Amid Rising Detentions
Ismail Muammar al-Khatib received a forty-five day term as rights groups report hundreds of minors held in Israeli facilities without clear charges.
RightsPalestinian Prisoners Face Severe Neglect in Negev Detention Center
A new report details harsh conditions, medical denial, and food shortages affecting thousands of detainees held without charge or trial in Israeli facilities.
RightsAmnesty Welcomes UK Ban on Settlement Trade
Rights group urges London to halt military deals and end support for occupation.
RightsUN Warns of War Crimes in Syria as Oxfam Pushes UK on Settlements
The UN flags Israeli detentions in Syria while Oxfam urges London to expand its new trade ban on illegal settlements.
RightsAdidas Faces Boycott Over Israeli Soldier Ad Amid Gaza Crisis
Critics condemn the sportswear giant for highlighting a former soldier while Palestinian children face unprecedented amputation rates in Gaza.
Soldiers eject detained Palestinian from vehicle after beating
Rights group shares footage of man thrown onto ground near Al-Mughayyir village as military jeep drives away without providing aid.
Lebanon toll rises as soldier abuse video emerges
Health ministry updates casualty figures while rights group shares footage of a detained Palestinian man being thrown from a military vehicle.
GazaUN Warns Gaza Remains Unsafe Despite Ceasefire
Twenty-four Palestinians killed in five days as UN rejects Israeli justifications for ongoing strikes.
GazaUN Warns Gaza Remains Unsafe Despite Ceasefire
Twenty-four Palestinians were killed in recent Israeli attacks, prompting the UN to demand accountability and an end to ongoing violence.
GazaIsraeli Ministers Unveil Plan to Displace 1.86 Million Gazans
Ben-Gvir and Katz propose structured expulsion framework, demanding new ministry and billions in funding to remove most of Gaza's population over seven years.
RightsDetained Gaza doctor reports ongoing abuse by Israeli prison guards
Physicians for Human Rights states Hussam Abu Safiya faces beatings and threats while held without charge since late 2024.
WorldFour activists appeal UK terror sentences for arms factory raid
Legal team argues convictions violate human rights as families warn of decades of state scrutiny following unprecedented ruling.
RightsGroups Say Israel Hides Fate of Gaza Detainees
Organizations report thousands remain cut off from families and lawyers while bodies are withheld from relatives for burial.
West BankSettlers Torch Mosque Near Nablus in West Bank Escalation
Ministry condemns arson at Noureddin Zenki Mosque as settler violence surges across occupied territories with thousands of recorded attacks.
GazaGaza Families Demand Truth on Missing Loved Ones
Mothers gather at ICRC office to mark International Day of Enforced Disappearance, urging global action.
Rights235 Palestinian children killed in the West Bank since 2023
An Israeli rights group's figures put the rate at about seven a month, against roughly one a month in the seventeen years before the Gaza war.
RightsChild deaths in Gaza pass 20,000 with no soldier prosecuted
An analysis in the Israeli press puts the number of under-18s killed since October 2023 above 20,000, an average of about 28 a day, and argues that military inquiries are opened mainly where foreign attention has already fallen. More than 2,000 families have been struck off Gaza's civil registry altogether.
West BankSettlers have killed 25 Palestinians in 2026, a record year
Two governorates, Ramallah and Nablus, account for 71 percent of the deaths counted since 2019, and three in five of those killed were under 30.
West BankSettler attacks have displaced 107 West Bank communities since 2023
Human Rights Watch says the violence is backed by the state rather than merely tolerated by it, and that the pattern may amount to forcible transfer. UN figures put settler attacks at an average of 6.6 a day.
RightsRights centre documents dozens of attacks on Gaza's police
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights says officers doing civilian work keep their protection in law, and reports the pre-dawn seizure of a policeman and a security worker in Khan Younis. Families in the Strip have set up committees to stand with the force.