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Date Title Subject Symbol
18-Feb-2025 Experts urge humane treatment and immediate release of Israeli hostages and arbitrarily detained Palestinians Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Torture, War crimes, detainees
Sources:

Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

20-Jan-2025 UN torture expert welcomes Gaza ceasefire agreement and hostage release Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Prisoners and detainees, Torture
Sources:

Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

30-Dec-2024 Israel’s assault on the foundations of international law must have consequences: UN human rights experts Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Health, Hospitals, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection, Protection of civilians, Torture, sexual violence
Sources:

Independent Expert on international order, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

04-Dec-2024 Amnesty International report: ‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza (Non-UN Document) Apartheid, Armed conflict, Closures/Curfews/Blockades, Convention: Genocide, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Hunger, Occupation, Torture
Sources:

Amnesty International

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Report

Country:

21-Nov-2024 International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant: Pre-Trial Chamber I issues warrant of arrest for Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri (Deif) – (Non-UN Document) Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Legal issues, Torture, sexual violence
Sources:

International Criminal Court (ICC)

Entity:

Intergovernmental organization or multilateral

Type

Press Release

Country:

14-Nov-2024 UN Special Committee finds Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza consistent with genocide, including use of starvation as weapon of war – Press release Access and movement, Apartheid, Armed conflict, Children, Environmental issues, Food, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Golan Heights, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Hunger, Jerusalem, Refugees and displaced persons, Torture, West Bank, Women, human rights violations
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization), Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Malaysia, Senegal, Sri Lanka

30-Oct-2024 UN Podcast: Israel has ‘concerted policy to destroy Gaza healthcare system’: Independent UN report Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Palestine question, Torture, Violence, War crimes, West Bank, sexual violence
Sources:

Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, UN News, United Nations Department of Global Communications

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Audio, Interview, Transcript

Country:

07-Oct-2024 Statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on one-year anniversary of the October 7th attacks Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Torture, detainees
Sources:

Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

20-Sep-2024 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories (Starvation as a weapon of war, possibility of genocide in Gaza, apartheid in West Bank etc.) (A/79/363) Apartheid, Armed conflict, Children, Environmental issues, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Golan Heights, Health, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Hunger, Jerusalem, Occupation, Prisoners and detainees, Refugees and displaced persons, Settlements, Settler violence, Terrorism, Torture, West Bank, Women A/79/363
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization), Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Report

Country:

Malaysia, Senegal, Sri Lanka

17-Sep-2024 UN torture expert calls for immediate release of Israeli hostages after meeting with former hostages and families – press release Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Torture
Sources:

Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment

Entity:

Type

Country:

11-Sep-2024 Treatment of detainees and hostages and attacks on medical facilities and personnel (7 October 2023 to August 2024) – Third Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel (A/79/232) Armed conflict, Children, Gaza Strip, Gender, Health, Hospitals, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Prisoners and detainees, Torture, West Bank, Women A/79/232
Sources:

Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, General Assembly

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Report

Country:

09-Sep-2024 UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, expresses serious concerns over reported instances of rape and other forms of sexual violence against Palestinian detainees Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Prisoners and detainees, Torture, sexual violence
Sources:

Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

31-Aug-2024 Action by UN System and Intergovernmental Organizations Relevant to the Question of Palestine (August 2024 Monthly Bulletin) Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Food, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Hunger, Jerusalem, Negotiations and agreements, Palestine question, Refugees and displaced persons, Settlements, Settler violence, Terrorism, Torture, West Bank, Women
Sources:

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), Independent Expert on international order, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Secretary-General, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO), Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, World Food Programme (WFP)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Bulletin, Monthly Bulletin

Country:

16-Aug-2024 UN Special Rapporteur on Torture appalled by allegation of sexual torture by Israeli soldiers and calls for accountability Armed conflict, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Torture, detainees
Sources:

Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

05-Aug-2024 Israel’s escalating use of torture against Palestinians in custody a preventable crime against humanity: UN experts Access and movement, Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons, Torture
Sources:

Independent Expert on international order, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

31-Jul-2024 UN report: Palestinian detainees held arbitrarily and secretly, subjected to torture and mistreatment – OHCHR Access and movement, Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons, Torture, detainees
Sources:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

03-Jul-2024 Israel: UN experts condemn decades of unfair trials for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank – Press Release Access and movement, Armed conflict, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons, Torture, West Bank
Sources:

Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

25-Jun-2024 UN Special Committee on Israeli practices in occupied territories concludes field mission Access and movement, Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Golan Heights, Health, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Palestine question, Refugees and displaced persons, Torture, War crimes, West Bank, detainees, sexual violence
Sources:

Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Israel, Malaysia, Palestine (State of), Senegal, Sri Lanka

12-Jun-2024 Israeli authorities, Palestinian armed groups are responsible for war crimes, other grave violations of international law, UN Inquiry finds Access and movement, Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Children, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons, Torture, detainees
Sources:

Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Human Rights Council, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United Nations Independent International Commission on the oPt, including E. Jerusalem, and Israel

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

10-Jun-2024 Detailed findings on attacks carried out on and after 7 October 2023 in Israel – Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel (A/HRC/56/CRP.3) Access and movement, Armed conflict, Atrocities, Casualties, Children, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Occupation, Refugees and displaced persons, Torture, Violence, Women, sexual violence A/HRC/56/CRP.3
Sources:

United Nations Independent International Commission on the oPt, including E. Jerusalem, and Israel

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Report

Country:

31-May-2024 Action by UN System and Intergovernmental Organizations Relevant to the Question of Palestine (May 2024 Monthly Bulletin) Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Convention: Genocide, Convention: Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Disabilities, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Hunger, Living conditions, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Prisoners and detainees, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, Torture, Violence, human rights violations
Sources:

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), General Assembly, Independent Expert on foreign debt, Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Independent Expert on international order, Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Secretary-General, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association, Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Special Rapporteur on the right to peaceful assembly and association, Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the OPT, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Special Rapporteur on truth, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Special Representative (SecCo resolution 242 (1967)), UN Women, UNDP Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (PAPP), United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances, Working Group on the use of mercenaries

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Bulletin, Monthly Bulletin

Country:

Israel, Palestine (State of), South Africa

23-May-2024 Israel: UN Special Rapporteur on Torture calls for probe of allegations of torture and mistreatment against Palestinian detainees – Press release Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Prisoners and detainees, Torture
Sources:

Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

16-May-2024 UN human rights expert horrified by death of Gazan orthopedic surgeon in Israeli detention – OHCHR Press Release Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Prisoners and detainees, Torture
Sources:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

16-Apr-2024 Detention and alleged ill-treatment of detainees from Gaza during Israel-Hamas war – UNRWA Report Armed conflict, Children, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Torture, Women, detainees
Sources:

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Report

Country:

04-Mar-2024 Official visit of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict to Israel and the occupied West Bank – 29 January – 14 February 2024 – Mission report Armed conflict, Hostages, Torture, Violence, West Bank, Women, sexual violence
Sources:

Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Mission report, Report

Country:

06-Feb-2024 Committee against Torture: Information received from the State of Palestine on follow-up to the concluding observations on its initial report*(CAT/C/PSE/FCO/1) Convention: Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Legal issues, Occupying Power, Torture, War crimes, detainees CAT/C/PSE/FCO/1
Sources:

Committee against Torture, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Report

Country:

Palestine (State of)

03-Jan-2024 UN experts express condemnation of the attacks of 7 October 2023 and call for accountability for those international crimes – Letter addressed to the State of Palestine Armed conflict, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Torture
Sources:

Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Letter

Country:

Palestine (State of)

27-Nov-2023 UN experts call for full and independent investigations into all crimes committed in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Armed conflict, Casualties, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Protection of civilians, Torture, War crimes
Sources:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Entity:

Type

Press Release

Country:

25-Sep-2023 Palestine must strengthen torture prevention measures – UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) Convention: Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Legal issues, Torture
Sources:

Committee against Torture

Entity:

Type

Concluding observations, Press Release

Country:

21-Jun-2023 Follow-up Responses of Israel to the Conclusions and Recommendations of the Committee against Torture (CAT/C/ISR/CO/4) Governance, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Legal issues, Prisoners and detainees, Torture CAT/C/ISR/CO/4/Add.1
Sources:

Committee against Torture, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Entity:

State, United Nations system

Type

Concluding observations, Convention

Country:

Israel

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