
Among them is the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights..120 human rights networks and organizations demand an immediate end to the starvation massacre in the Palestinian Gaza Strip The undersigned human rights organizations, unions, institutions, and associations warn about the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, where famine is annihilating the lives of children, pregnant women, the elderly, and the sick. This crisis is the result of the ongoing blockade imposed by Israeli occupation forces, which has prevented the entry of humanitarian and relief aid since March 2, 2025. This siege is leading to an imminent mass death in the Strip. In a double crime, on Sunday, July 20, 2025, the Israeli occupation army committed a massacre on starving civilians by opening fire on them as they approached the road used by aid trucks north of Gaza City. This resulted in the killing of 105 civilians and the injury of dozens more. Thousands of civilians had headed to the Waha area in northwest Gaza in search of minimal food supplies for their families after flour and food ran out, based on reports of available aid in the area. It is worth noting that Israeli occupation forces have killed 1,015 civilians who were waiting for aid in distribution areas such as the so-called “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” and locations where aid and flour trucks enter. In addition, 6,200 civilians, including women and children, were injured, and 72 people have been reported missing or forcibly disappeared since the opening of aid distribution centers on May 27, 2025. This crime, alongside other acts of genocide, forcible displacement, and deliberate killings, reveals the scale of famine in Gaza. According to data, the famine now affects the entire population of the Gaza Strip. There are 50,000 infants whose mothers are unable to breastfeed due to malnutrition. Over 70,000 children are suffering from severe malnutrition, and around 60,000 pregnant women are experiencing hunger and dehydration, 11,000 of whom are in critical condition and face direct threats to life. The daily per capita water share has dropped by 100%, and 99% of the population is experiencing severe food insecurity. About 100 Palestinians, including 42 children, have died due to severe malnutrition. Analysis by independent human rights organizations, which have documented 67,920 deaths (including those presumed dead under rubble), shows that according to Ministry of Health records: -20,170 children -14,355 women
This means 31% of the victims are children, and 20% are women.
There are also 42,620 orphans. Analysis of deaths and injuries indicates that about 10% of the population has been either killed, injured, disappeared, or detained. There are 4,700 detainees and victims of enforced disappearance. Among those killed are: -229 journalists -115 civil defense workers -157 doctors -366 nurses -2,140 injured medical personnel Accordingly, the undersigned organizations demand the following: - Immediate action to stop the threat of mass famine in Gaza, as this is a legal and humanitarian obligation that cannot be delayed.
2.Appeal to the international community, the United Nations, and all states party to the Geneva Conventions to fulfill their legal and moral responsibilities and urgently: -Stop acts of genocide and grave violations against civilians. -Open all crossings permanently and unconditionally for humanitarian aid. -Guarantee the safety and freedom of operation for UN agencies and international and local humanitarian organizations, and ensure full protection for humanitarian workers. Cease all military and logistical support contributing to ongoing crimes, including reviewing the joint aid transfer mechanism between the United States and Israel, which has been used for oppressive and eliminationism practices. 3. Refer the file of crimes committed in Gaza to the International Criminal Court without delay, and activate the principle of universal jurisdiction to prosecute those responsible. 4. Establish an independent, credible international fact-finding commission under the mandate of the Human Rights Council to investigate crimes and violations and ensure accountability and non-impunity. 5. Impose immediate and effective international sanctions on the Israeli occupation government, including an arms embargo, suspension of cooperation agreements, and holding accountable the states that provide material or political support for these crimes. 6. Protect the civilian population in Gaza under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, including taking deterrent measures to stop the aggression and ensure the safe and dignified return of displaced persons. We remind the international community that silence or inaction in the face of these crimes is not only a moral failure but also an implicit complicity—especially by states that use the veto to shield the occupying and apartheid state from condemnation and punishment for its crimes. Signatories: 1. International Movement for Human and Peoples' Rights (23 organizations from 17 countries) 2. Women’s Action Union – Morocco 3. Egyptian Union for Development Policies and Social Protection (48 CSOs) 4. National Union for Mental Disabilities – Lebanon 5. Geneva Academy of International Law and Diplomatic Relations – Switzerland 6. Syrian Institute for Studies and Public Opinion Research – Damascus 7. International Refugee Council – Switzerland 8. Civil Coalition for Human Rights in Jerusalem 9. Global Coalition for Solidarity and Defense of Palestinian Prisoners 10. Egyptian Coalition for Child Rights 11. Moroccan Coalition for Human Rights Bodies (20 organizations) 12. Coalition of Civil Society Forces in Syrian Kurdistan 13. Academic Assembly for the Support of Palestine – Lebanon 14. Cultural Rally for Democracy – Iraq 15. Mauritania Professors Alliance 16. Transparency Morocco 17. Coordination for Maghreb Human Rights Organizations (26 organizations from 5 countries) 18. Moroccan Front for Supporting Palestine and Against Normalization 19. Jordanian Women’s Union Association 20. Lebanese Association of Associations of Disabled Persons 21. Association of Friends of the Disabled – Lebanon 22. Jordan Society for Human Rights 23. Third Millennium Association – Morocco 24. Bahraini Transparency Society 25. Baraem Association for Social Work – Lebanon 26. Association Méditerranéenne de Solidarité Civile – Tunisia 27. Feminist Solidarity Association – Morocco 28. Tunisian Association for the Defense of Individual Liberties 29. Tunisian Association of Democratic Women 30. Tunisian Association for the Support of Minorities 31. Free Woman Association for Citizenship and Equal Opportunities – Morocco 32. Arab Association of Political Science 33. Lebanese Association of Democratic Jurists 34. Palestinian Working Women’s Society for Development 35. Moroccan Association for Human Rights 36. Moroccan Association for Progressive Women 37. Economic and Social Women’s Forum Association – Jordan 38. Mauritanian Association for Human Rights 39. Mains Libres Association – Morocco 40. Aspirations Feminines Association – Morocco 41. Ponts pour la Citoyenneté Association – Tunisia 42. Jose Marti Association for Arab-Latin American Solidarity 43. Rachel Corrie Association for Solidarity Among Peoples 44. Roaa Women Association – Jordan 45. Women’s Network Society for Women Support – Jordan 46. Shaml Association for Family and Women – Morocco 47. Chamoua Association for Equality – Morocco 48. Iraqi Human Rights Monitoring Society – Iraq 49. Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ) 50. Women’s Solidarity Institute Association – Jordan 51. Naama Association for Development – Morocco 52. Protecting Human Rights Defenders Around the Arab World – France 53. Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights 54. Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights 55. International Association of Democratic Lawyers – USA 56. Association of Women Heads of Families – Mauritania 57. Iraqi Human Rights Trainers Association 58. Jordanian Network for Human Rights (11 organizations) 59. International Network for Human Rights and Development – France 60. Moroccan Democratic Network for Solidarity with Peoples 61. Global Network for the Defense of the Palestinian People 62. Women’s Peace and Security Network – Yemen 63. Network of Palestinian-American Organizations 64. Moroccan League for the Defense of Human Rights 65. Arab Commission for Human Rights 66. Syrian Medical Committee – Paris 67. Committees for the Defense of Human Rights and Democratic Freedoms in Syria 68. Vigilance Committee for Democracy in Tunisia – Belgium 69. Syrian Human Rights Committee (MAF) - 70.International Council Supporting Fair Trials and Human Rights (ICSFT)
71. Yemeni Council for Rights and Freedoms 72. Arab World Observatory for Democracy and Elections 73. French Observatory for Human Rights – Paris 74. National Observatory for the Defense of the Civilian State – Tunisia 75. Hurriyat Observatory – Morocco 76. SHAMS Center – Palestine 77. Africa Center for Media Studies and Services 78. Khiam Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture – Lebanon 79. Center for Women’s Studies – Palestine 80. Iraqi Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Skills 81. Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Legal Profession and Judiciary 82. Moroccan Center for Parallel Diplomacy 83. Tunis Center for Freedom of the Press 84. Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists – Jordan 85. Damascus Center for Theoretical and Civil Studies 86. Subarto Center for Peace and Non-Violence – Iraq 87. Amman Center for Human Rights Studies (ACHRS) – Jordan 88. Scandinavian Institute of Human Rights – Geneva 89. Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights 90. International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights – Geneva 91. Houran Forum for Citizenship – Syria 92. Safi Forum for Development, Environment, and Society – Morocco 93. Bahrain Forum for Human Rights 94. Forum for Democratic Renewal – Tunisia 95. Renewal Forum – Tunisia 96. Sudanese National Civil Forum (54 organizations) 97. Libyan Academic Organization 98. Tunisian Organization against Torture 99. Organization for the Defense of Victims of Violence – Geneva 100. Arab Organization for Human Rights in Libya 101. Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria 102. Insan Organization for Rights and Liberties – Yemen 103. Freedom House Organization for Human Rights and Anti-Slavery – Mauritania 104. OFME-HATIM: Organization for Freedom of Media and Expression – Morocco 105. Human Rights Organization in Syria – MAF 106. Sawa Organization for Human Rights – Iraq 107. Salam Organization for Democracy and Human Rights 108. Desert Youth Organization for Development and Human Rights – Libya 109. Mercy Corps International 110Yemeni Organization for Defense of Rights and Democratic Freedoms 111. Al-Damir Association for Human Rights – Gaza 112Egyptian Foundation for the Advancement of Childhood Conditions 113. Tamer Institute for Community Education – Palestine 114. Mada Foundation for Human Rights – Iraq 115. Nabd for Human Solutions – Geneva 116. National Union of Tunisian Journalists 117. National Commission for the Independence of the Judiciary – Palestine 118. International Commission for Supporting the Rights of the Palestinian People 119. Sahel Organization for Human Rights and Education – Mauritania 120Moroccan Human Rights Association |