Letters Call for Action on Second Anniversary of Forced Disappearance of Human Rights Defenders Ricardo Lagunes Gasca and Antonio Diaz Valencia.

On October 19, 2021, the government of Israel falsely designated Al-Haq (and five other Palestinian human rights groups) as a terrorist organization under Israel’s draconian 2016 Counter-Terrorism Law, effectively criminalizing Al-Haq’s critical work advancing human rights. This is an appalling escalation of the government’s ongoing repression of Palestinian civil society.

Our latest blogpost relating to the Covid-19 pandemic details how coronavirus response measures may exacerbate tactics used to silence dissent and benefit a variety of actors–SLAPP bullies, autocratic regimes, and paramilitary groups alike.