The organizations, namely al-Karama for Human Rights – Geneva, Torture Victims Association – Geneva, al-Shabaka Center for Human Rights – London, Free Voice for Human Rights – Paris, EFDD International Organization – Belgium, Adalah Foundation for Human Rights – Istanbul and Solidarity for Human Rights – Geneva, in a joint statement released on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People appealed for the measure against Israeli officials due to their responsibility for the appalling atrocities in the coastal sliver.
The rights groups highlighted their support for the measures put forth by The Hague-based tribunal in the case brought against Israel, urging the swift implementation of the arrest warrants targeting Israeli leaders for war crimes, such as employing starvation as a weapon of war, alongside crimes against humanity, including intentional killing, persecution, and other acts of inhumanity.
The organizations emphasized that lasting peace is unattainable without fully ending the occupation, and bringing Israeli officials to justice for their actions.
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People comes at a time when Gaza is experiencing a fragile ceasefire, which has not yet ended the humanitarian catastrophe affecting more than two million people in the territory, the groups added.
The organizations highlighted that the residents of Gaza remain without access to basic necessities like food, water, healthcare, electricity, and shelter while hundreds of thousands have been left homeless as entire neighborhoods were demolished by Israeli airstrikes.
The rights organizations also stressed that solidarity and symbolic gestures are no longer sufficient given the ongoing Israeli occupation and the Tel Aviv regime’s oppressive policies, which remain the primary cause of the Palestinian people's suffering.