19/10/2023 To upload the staement click here 181 Human Rights Organization Demands an Urgent Session of the General Assembly On the Basis of the “Uniting for Peace” Decision and the Formation of a Special International Criminal Court Since the seventh of October, the occupying and apartheid state has been waging a war without legal and moral controls or restrictions, through which it commits various types of international crimes, and does not hesitate to use the internationally prohibited weapons in its possession. It does not care about the basic principles of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and examines it more and more every day. Its gross violations of international law are indifferent to any international peremptory principle or rule. On the other hand, we find the United States of America participates in the aggression by sending its fleet and soldiers to the region, and the European Union also encourages the aggression resorting to a deafening silence that is unacceptable about the crimes committed by Israel from both a legal and moral standpoint. In addition, the Security Council; despite the grave violations of public international law, the United Nations Charter, human rights, and international humanitarian law that constitute a threat to international peace and security; is paralyzed and unable to carry out its responsibilities stipulated in the Charter of the United Nations. We are faced with the continuation of the occupying entity’s in committing international crimes, we mention the crime of genocide, Article 6 of the Rome Statute, war crimes, Article 8, a crime against humanity, Article 7, and the crime of aggression, Article 5 against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and in view of the silence of the Security Council and the United Nations, and out of our concern for preserving a minimum of basic principles of international law being violated day after day due to criminal aggression on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and all Palestine , we call the Secretary-General of the United Nations condemns Israel and takes the necessary measures to protect civilians in Gaza, moreover , in light of the suspension of the Security Council by the United States of America we call the General Assembly, to hold an urgent session on the basis of the “Uniting for Peace” resolution to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories, and to take the following measures: First: Work immediately to stop the Israeli aggression against Gaza, condemning the crimes of the occupying apartheid state, and its continued aggression against the Gaza Strip, and considering it a threat to international peace and security. Second: Emphasizing the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and freedom, their right to return to their lands, and their right in resistance, including armed struggle, against the occupation. Third: Forming a special international criminal court whose exclusive mission is to try all those responsible for committing aggression crime, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of genocide. Fourth: Emphasizing that the occupying entity does not have the right to self-defense because it is an occupier, and an occupier has no right to use self-defense in the face of a situation it provoked with its blatant occupation and continued aggression against the Palestinian people and denial of their right to self-determination. Fifth: Requiring all free countries to fulfill their legal obligations and responsibilities and to work to stop the crimes of the occupying entity against the residents of the Gaza Strip, and put an end to the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip, and immediately provide the necessary financial and humanitarian assistance to the people there and provide them with what guarantees their living, medical, and humanitarian needs. As well as immediately stopping the attacks of heavily armed settlers and the occupying Israeli army on Palestinian women and men in the West Bank, and taking special action to protect Palestinian prisoners in Zionist prisons who are subjected to brutal reprisals outside all laws, obligations and morals. Sixth: Holding everyone who planned or encouraged the occupying entity to commit its horrific crimes, whether from other countries or leaders of other countries, legally responsible for that. In conclusion, we remind the United Nations that its responsibility for Palestine under international law, and for the Palestinian people’s exercise of their full right to self-determination, still exists, this was confirmed by the International Court of Justice in the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice regarding the separation wall of 2004. We also call for activating and developing the work of the United Nations Committee concerned with the exercise of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people Signatory Organizations: 1. Tunisian General Labor Union 2. Coordination for Maghreb Human Rights Organizations (include 26 HR organizations from Morocco, Mauretania, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya) 3. The Moroccan Coalition for Human Rights Bodies (includes 20 Moroccan human rights organizations) 4. The General Federation of Palestinian NGOs Federation (includes 7 civil federations and networks) 5. General Union of Palestinian Jurists 6. General Union of Palestinian Women 7. Feminist Action Federation / Palestine 8. Palestinian Federation of the Deaf (includes 8 institutions) 9. Sudanese Women's Union 10. Union of NGOs for Development “Tanmia” / Palestine 11. The Jordan Federation of the independent Trade Unions 12. The National Union of Palestinian NGOs (includes 320 institutions) 13. Union of Women's Action Committees/Palestine 14. Watan Union for Palestinian NGOs-Gaza (includes 45 institutions) 15. Tunisian Coalition Against the Death Penalty 16. The Human Rights Coalition to Stop the Aggression, Lift the Siege, and Build Peace in Yemen (includes 10 organizations from ten Arab countries) 17. Egyptian Coalition for Child Rights (includes 180 institutions) 18. The Academic Assembly for the support of Palestine-Lebanon 19. Women’s Cultural Assembly for Democracy / Iraq 20. Cultural Rally for Democracy / Iraq 21. NGOs Platform. Tajamoh – includes 50 organizations. Lebanon. 22. The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering – RDFL. 23. Mauritania Professors Alliance 24. Jordan Coalition Against the Death Penalty 25. Syrian Coalition Against the Death Penalty (SCODP) 26. Iraqi Coalition Against the Death Penalty 27. The Iraqi Alliance for Human Rights Organizations (includes 55 organizations) 28. The Arab Coalition against the Death Penalty 29. Syrian Feminist Alliance to activate Security Council Resolution 13252. 30. Yemeni Coalition Against the Death Penalty 31. ACT Association for Studies and Alternative Means of Conflict Resolution/Palestine 32. Shapes and Colors Association. Gabes Oasis/Tunisia 33. Afaq Tunisian Worker Association/Tunisia 34. The Jordan Society for Human Rights 35. Bahrain Human Rights Society 36. Baraem Association for Social Work/Lebanon 37. Civil Solidarity Association / Tunis 38. Association for Development and Strategic Studies/Tunisia 39. Tunisian Association for Cultural Action ATAC 40. Tunisian Association for the Defense of Individual Liberties 41. Tunisian Association for Defending the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 42. Tunisian Association of Democratic Women 43. Tunisian Association for the Support of Minorities 44. Jordanian Jurists Association / Jordan 45. Association pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme au Maroc (ASDHOM) 46. Working Women's Association/Jordan 47. Women's Action Association/Palestine 48. Free National Thought Association. Mahdia/Tunisia 49. Tunisian Judges Association 50. Lebanese Association of Democratic Jurists Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development PWWSD”51. 52. Egyptian Society for Economic and Social Rights 53. Moroccan Association for Human Rights 54. The Moroccan Association for Women Progressive 55. Moroccan Anti-Bribery Association 56. Association of the Economic and Social Forum for Women / Jordan 57. The Mauritanian Association for the Promotion of Rights 58. Mauritanian Association for Human Rights 59. Arab Women Organization-Jordan 60. Omy Association for Rights and Development/Egypt 61. Ana Insan Association for the Rights of the Disabled/ Jordan 62. Jothor Society for Human Rights-Jordan 63. Association Bridges Citizenship / Tunisia 64. Creativity and Creativity Association for Development and Employment. Ras al-Jabal/Tunisia 65. Jose Marti Association for Arab-Latin American Solidarity 66. Rachel Corrie Association for Solidarity Among Peoples 67. Roaa Women Association-Jordan 68. Free Vision Association / Tunisia 69. Women's Network Society for Women Support/ Jordan 70. Chamoua Association for Equality/Morocco 71. Voice of Eve Association, Regueb/Tunisia 72. Mothers School Association /Palestine 73. Women's Development Forum Association/Egypt 74. Orient Forum Association for Freedom and Peace 75. Amman Society Forum for Human Rights 76. Citizenship and Liberties Association- Djerba/Tunisia 77. Tunisia's Nachas Association 78. Protecting human rights defenders around the Arab world/ France 79. The Jordanian Academic Campaign for Solidarity with the Rights of the Palestinian People 80. Maison des syndicats et des services du travail/Égypte 81. Tunisian League for Tolerance 82. The Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights 83. The Algerian League for Defense Human Rights 84. Association of Women Heads of Families from Mauritania 85. Iraqi League for Human Rights Trainers 86. Rashid For Integrity and Transparency/ Jordan 87. Freedom Pioneers for Integrity and Human Rights Training / Jordan 88. The Jordanian Network for Human Rights (includes 11 human rights organizations) 89. Election Network in the Arab Region 90. Réseau Tunisien pour l'Éducation et les Ressources 91. International Network for Human Rights and Development / France 92. Global Network for the Defense of the Palestinian People 93. The Arab Human Rights Trainers Network 94. Arab Women’s Legal Network 95. Women’s Peace and Security Network (Yemen) 96. Moroccan Network for the Protection of Public Funds 97. The Syrian National Network for Civil Peace and Community Safety One Justice/France 98. The Syrian Federation of Human Rights Organizations and Bodies 99. Committees for the Defense of Democratic Freedoms and Human Rights in Syria (LDH) 100. Syrian Medical Committee/Paris 101. Arab Commission for Human Rights 102. The Kurdish Committee for Human Rights in Syria (Al Rased) 103. The Vigilance Committee for Democracy in Tunisia / Belgium 104. Palestinian Initiative to Deepen Global Dialogue and Democracy-MIFTAH 105. The International Council Supporting Fair Trials and Human Rights (ICSFT) 106. International Council for Relief and Development 107. Yemeni Council for Rights and Freedoms / Yemen 108. Lawyers for Justice /Yemen 109. Arab World Observatory for Democracy and Elections 110. The Arab Observatory for Human Rights and Citizenship/ Lebanon 111. French Observatory for Human Rights/Paris 112. Observatoire mauritanien des droits de l'homme 113. Observatoire National pour la Défense de la Civilisation de l'Etat (Tunisie) 114. Hurriyat Observatory / Morocco 115. Human Rights & Democracy Media Center “SHAMS"/Palestine 116. Arab Women Media Center / Jordan 117. Al-Badeel Center for Studies and Research/Jordan 118. Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture-Lebanon 120. Women’s Studies Center/ Palestine 121. Center for the Defense of Freedoms and Civil Rights "Hurriyat" / Palestine 122. The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and Advocates "Musawa" 123. Palestinian Centre for Peace and Democracy PCPD 124. The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms MADA”" 125. The Palestinian Center for Democratic Dialogue and Political Development 126. Jerusalem Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights/Palestine 127. Women's Center for Legal Aid and Counselling/Palestine 128. Jothor Center for Human Rights/Jordan 129. Geneva Center for Democracy and Human Rights 130. Human Rights Center for Memory and Archives/Morocco 131. Damascus Center for Theoretical and Civil Studies 132. Amman Center for Human Rights Studies (ACHRS) 133. Metro Center for Defending the Rights of Journalists/ Iraq 134. Scandinavian Institute of Human Rights/Geneva 135. Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights 136. International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights/Geneva 137. Palestine Institute for National Security Research/Palestine 138. Dialogue Forum for Development and Human Rights / Egypt 139. Houran Forum for Citizenship/Syria 140. Bahrain Forum for Human Rights 141. Renewal Forum for Citizen and Democratic Thought / Tunisia 142. Sisters Arab Forum for Human Rights (Yemen) 143. Sudanese National Civil Forum(includes 54 civil society organizations) / Sudan 144. Moroccan Forum for Truth and Equity 145. Human Rights Solidarity Organization/Libya 146. African Organization for Human Rights Monitoring/Morocco 147. International House for Human Rights / France 148. The Tunisian Organization against Torture 149. Gender Studies and Information Organization / Iraq 150. Organization for the Defense of Victims of Violence / Geneva 151. Organization for the Defense of Prisoners of Conscience in Syria - Rawanga 152. The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria 153. The Kurdish Organization for Human Rights in Syria (DAD) 154. Al Mouel Organization for Rights and Development / Yemen 155. National Organization of Amazonas / Libya 156. National Organization for Human Rights in Syria 157. Yemeni Organization for Dialogue of Religions and Cultures 158. Organisation Insan pour les droits et libertés/Yémen 159. Freedom House Organization to defend human rights and combat slavery and its remnants/ Mauritania 160. ORGANIZATION FOR FREEDOM OF MEDIAS AND EXPRESSION- OFME- HATIM / MOROCCO 161. The Right of Return Organization 194/ Palestine 162. Human Rights Organization in Syria- Maf 163. Organization for the Protection of Law and the Promotion of Peace/ Yemen 164. Sawah Organization for Human Rights -Iraq 165. Salam Organization for Democracy and Human Rights 166. Desert Youth Organization for Development and Human Rights / Libya 167. Yemeni Organization for Defense Rights and Democratic Freedoms/Yemen 168. ACT Foundation for Studies and Alternative Means of Conflict Resolution/Palestine 169. The Middle East Foundation for Development and Human Rights (Yemen) 170. The Egyptian Foundation for the Advancement of Children's Rights 171. National Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking/Yemen 172. Maison des syndicats et des services du travail/Égypte 173. Egyptian Women's Issues Foundation 174. Mada Foundation for Human Rights / Iraq 175. Yemeni Bar Association 176. The National Commission for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Rule of Law- Independence / Palestine 177. The International Commission for Supporting the Rights of the Palestinian People 178. Sahel Organization for Defending Human Rights and Supporting Education and Social Peace/Mauritania 179. The Palestinian Authority for PhD holders in the civil service |