Summary
Gaza human rights organization which, along with Al-Haq in the West Bank and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights in Gaza, is one of the three preeminent core or “generalist” Palestinian human rights organizations (Al-Haq: A Global History of the First Palestinian Human Rights Organization, PDF p.233).
Details
- It is directed by former al-Haq researcher Issam Younis, and al-Haq engages most closely with it among its Gaza partners (PDF p.233).
- By the end of 2017, Al Mezan had, with al-Haq, PCHR and Al-Dameer, submitted five substantive communications to the International Criminal Court prosecutor supporting allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity by identified Israeli military and civilian individuals (PDF p.234).
- In 2017 the OMCT wrote to the UN secretary-general regarding “slandering statements” by Israel’s permanent representative about al-Haq and Al Mezan; Ambassador Danon said “Al Mezan is an organisation which cooperates with Hamas, an internationally recognised terror group” (PDF p.236).
Related pages
Al-Haq: A Global History of the First Palestinian Human Rights Organization, Al-Haq, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, International Criminal Court, Issam Younis