Reports and Studies
20 August 2020
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For 53 years, Israel has maintained a prolonged military occupation over the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, in what constitutes the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). For 13 years, Israel has maintained a comprehensive land, sea, and air blockade and closure over the Gaza Strip, imposing unlawful collective punishment over two million Palestinians. The closure, which has undermined all aspects of life in Gaza, denying Palestinians the enjoyment of all rights and freedoms, including their right to self-determination and right of return, has resulted in profound levels of poverty, aid-dependency, food insecurity, and unemployment, as well as the collapse of essential services, including healthcare.
International Humanitarian Law
International Reports
Letters and Appeals
Diaries from the war
Face the Public Publications
Al Mezan’s Open Letter to the Newly Appointed UN Special Adviser: Address Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
One Year Since UNGA Demanded Israel End Its Unlawful Occupation, Al Mezan Condemns International Inaction and Complicity
Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Denounce US Sanctions at HRC 60
Al Mezan Concludes Participation at 59th Human Rights Council, Commends SR OPT’s Report “From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide”
PHROC to UN Genocide Office: Immediate and Unequivocal Action Needed to Stop the Genocide in Gaza