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Human Rights
UN Human Rights Chief Raises Alarm Over Concerns of Unlawful Killings by Israel
This follows reporting of a surge of Israeli settler violence, supported by security forces, in West Bank since October.
Israel Killed My 13-Year-Old Son. There Is No Father’s Day in Gaza.
When Israeli war planes dropped a bomb on our house, Abdullah ran toward me and said “Dad.” It was his last word.
Palestinian American Political Analyst Calls Nuseirat Raid a “Massacre”
Omar Baddar discusses the political and humanitarian impact of the raid and his outlook on ceasefire negotiations.
Palestinians Face Torture, Starvation and Sexual Violence in Israeli Prisons
Prisoners' families are kept in the dark about their loved ones as prison authorities engage in unbridled abuse.
Communication Crackdown in Federal Prisons Has Been Operating Quietly Until Now
“Double contact bans” disrupt the means by which prisoners may assert their rights and dissent to their treatment.
USAID Contractor Who Resigned Over Gaza Speaks Out
USAID leadership canceled Alex Smith’s presentation on maternal and child mortality among Palestinians.
Journalist Once Banned From Leaving Egypt Slams Its Rafah Crossing Policy
Egyptian journalist and human rights advocate Hossam Bahgat was banned from traveling outside of Egypt for eight years.
450,000 Civilians Flee as Israeli Assault on Rafah Enflames Tensions With US
For weeks, Rafah’s fate has driven a wedge between Israel, the US and the rest of the world.
As I Nurse My Baby, I Mourn for All the Mothers in Gaza Whose Milk Is Drying Up
I am spending this day grieving for mothers in Gaza who, dehydrated and under attack, are unable to feed their children.
UN Food Chief Warns Famine Is Underway in Northern Gaza — and It’s Headed South
Dozens have already died of malnutrition and dehydration in Gaza, the vast majority of them children and infants.