The undersigned civil society organizations condemn the decision by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to impose sanctions on three Palestinian human rights organizations: Al-Haq, Al Mezan, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights.

The undersigned organizations consider this decision a serious violation of the United States’ obligations under international law and a move that provides cover for the genocide and war crimes committed by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people.

The undersigned organizations affirm that targeting human rights organizations for their role in documenting violations and holding perpetrators accountable constitutes a systematic undermining of international justice, and makes the U.S. administration a direct partner in obstructing accountability mechanisms.

The undersigned organizations call on the international community and relevant UN bodies to intervene urgently to protect human rights defenders and ensure the accountability of war criminals on violations of international laws and norms, and the commission of the most serious international crimes, especially war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and other crimes prohibited by international law.

They also appeal to the peoples of the world to intensify their solidarity efforts with the Palestinian people as they continue their struggle against the occupation for their inalienable, legitimate, and just rights, and to ensure that war criminals do not escape punishment.

Signatories:

1.    Coordination for Maghreb Human Rights Organizations (include 26 HR organizations from Morocco, Mauretania, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya)

2.    Egyptian Union for Development and Social Protection Policies (includes 48 associations, specific unions, and general unions)

3.    The Jordan Federation of the independent Trade Unions

4.    Union of Palestinian Women's Action Committees in the West Bank/Palestine

5.    Syrian Medical Committee

6.    Civil Coalition for Human Rights/Jerusalem

7.    Tunisian Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (comprising 7 human rights organizations)

8.    Global Coalition for Solidarity and Defense of Palestinian Prisoners

9.    Egyptian Coalition for Child Rights

10. Moroccan Coalition of Human Rights Organizations (comprising 20 human rights organizations)

11. Academic Gathering in Lebanon to Support Palestine

12. Women’s Cultural Assembly for Democracy / Iraq

13. Cultural Rally for Democracy / Iraq

14. Mauritania Professors Alliance

15. Coalition of Palestinian-Canadian Associations

16. International Alliance for the Defense of Rights and Freedoms, North Africa Secretariat

17. International Alliance for Peace and Human Rights in the Middle East and the Arab World (comprising more than 40 organizations) from various countries

18. The Arab Coalition against the Death Penalty

19. Yemeni Coalition for Human Rights

20. Palestinian Community in Belgium and Luxembourg

21. Moroccan Front for Supporting Palestine and Against Normalization

22. The Jordan Society for Human Rights

23. Jordanian Society for Citizens' Rights

24. Bahrain Transparency Society

25. Al-Barameh Association for Charitable and Social Work/Lebanon

26. Tunisian Association for Cultural Movement

27. Association of Female University Graduates/Palestine

28. Medical Association for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Abuse - Morocco

29. Arab Palestinian Association/Canada

30. Arab Association for Political Science

31. Women's Action Association/Palestine

32. Lebanese Association of Democratic Jurists

33. Al-Mubadara Association for Development, Center for the Care of Victims of Violence - Morocco

34. Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development PWWSD”

35. Moroccan Association for Human Rights

36. Moroccan Association for the Protection of Public Funds

37. Mauritanian Association for Human Rights

38. Social Aid Association - Gaza/Palestine

39. Social Aid Association for the Development of Palestinian Women

40. Citizenship Bridges Association - Tunisia

41. Handala Association for Culture and Development

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. Chamoua Association for Equality/Morocco

47. Palestinian Women's Committees Association

48. Transparency Association for the Fight against Bribery - Morocco

49. Mothers School Association /Palestine

50. Nashaz-Al-Tanafrat Association - Tunisia

51. Wifaq Association for the Care of Children and Women - Palestine

52. International Movement for Human and Peoples' Rights (23 organizations from 17 countries)

53. The Jordanian Academic Campaign for Solidarity with the Rights of the Palestinian People

54. Center for Trade Union and Workers' Services/Egypt

55. The Algerian League for Defense Human Rights

56. Association of Women Heads of Families from Mauritania

57. Association des Formateurs aux Droits Humains en Irak

58. Freedom Pioneers for Integrity and Human Rights Training / Jordan

59. The Jordanian Network for Human and people’s Rights (includes 11 human rights organizations)

60. Réseau Démocratique Marocain pour la Solidarité avec les Peuples

61. Network of Palestinian-American Organizations (32 organizations in the United States)

62. The Syrian National Network for Civil Peace and Community Safety.

63. Moroccan League for the Defense of Human Rights

64. Syrian Federation of Human Rights Bodies and Organizations

65. Committees for the Defense of Democratic Freedoms and Human Rights in Syria (LDH)

66. Commission Arabe des Droits Humains

67. The Vigilance Committee for Democracy in Tunisia / Belgium

68. European Palestinian Initiative Against Settlements and Apartheid

69. Palestinian Initiative to Deepen Global Dialogue and Democracy-MIFTAH

70. The International Council Supporting Fair Trials and Human Rights (ICSFT)

71. Yemeni Council for Rights and Freedoms / Yemen

72. Arab World Observatory for Democracy and Elections

73. The Arab Observatory for Human Rights and Citizenship/ Lebanon

74. French Observatory for Human Rights

75. National Observatory for the Defense of a Civil State/Tunisia

76. Hurriyat Observatory / Morocco

77. Human Rights & Democracy Media Center “SHAMS"/Palestine

78. Women's Psychological and Social Counseling Center/Palestine

79. Al-Badeel Center for Studies and Research/Jordan

80. Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture-Lebanon

81. Center for Feminist Studies/Palestine

82. Development Action Center/Ma'an

83. Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Legal Profession and the Judiciary - Musawa

84. Center for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (CHLHR)/Yemen

85. Women's Center for Legal Aid and Counseling/Palestine

86. Moroccan Center for Peace and Law

87. Tunis Center for Freedom of the Press

88. Human Rights Center for Memory and Archives/Morocco

89. Centre de défense de la liberté des journalistes/Jordanie

90. Damascus Center for Theoretical and Civil Studies

91. Amman Center for Human Rights Studies (ACHRS)

92. Institut scandinave des droits de l'homme/Fondation Haitham Manna

93. Institut international pour la paix, la justice et les droits de l'homme

94. Forum de solidarité progressiste gréco-palestinien/Grèce

95. Forum de développement du Najd/Palestine

96. Forum Hauran pour la citoyenneté/Syrie

97. Forum du renouveau, Tunis

98. Sisters Arab Forum for Human Rights (Yemen)

99. Forum palestinien pour la solidarité entre les peuples

100.  Sudanese National Civil Forum (includes 54 civil society organizations) / Sudan

101.  Moroccan Forum for Truth and Equity

102.  Tunisian Organization Against Torture

103.  The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria

104.  Arab Organization for Human Rights in Libya

105.  Moroccan Organization for Human Rights

106.  Insan Organization for Rights and Freedoms - Yemen

107.  Freedom House Organization to defend human rights and combat slavery and its remnants/ Mauritania

108.                 ORGANIZATION FOR FREEDOM OF MEDIAS AND EXPRESSION- OFME- HATIM / MOROCCO

109.                 Desert Youth Organization for Development and Human Rights / Libya

110.                 Yemeni Organization for Defense Rights and Democratic Freedoms/Yemen

111.  Al-Damir Foundation for Human Rights - Gaza - Palestine

112.  The Egyptian Foundation for the Advancement of Children's Rights

113.  National Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking/Yemen

114.  Qader Foundation for Community Development/Palestine

115.  Mada Foundation for Human Rights / Iraq

116.  National Union of Tunisian Journalists

117.  Civil Authority for the Independence of the Judiciary - Istiqlal/Palestine

118.    The International Commission for Supporting the Rights of the Palestinian People

119.    Sahel Organization for Defending Human Rights and Supporting Education and Social Peace/Mauritania

120.    Moroccan Commission for Human Rights

121.    Moroccan Committee for the Support of the Nation's Causes