Al-Haq
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Al-Haq (; or "the Right") is a Palestinian non-governmental human rights organization based in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank. Founded in 1979, Al-Haq monitors and documents human rights violations committed by parties to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, issuing reports on its findings and producing detailed legal studies. It is in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2000.
Key facts
- Organization.name
- Al-Haq
- Organization.native_name
- الحق
- Organization.native_name_lang
- ar
- Organization.image
- Al-Haq logo.png
- Organization.size
- 180px
- Organization.type
- Non-profit
- Organization.location
- Ramallah, West Bank
- Organization.area_served
- Palestinian territories
- Organization.focus
- Documenting human rights violations by parties to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Early years
- Issues and campaigns
- Human rights accusations
- Relations to Israel
- World Conference against Racism
- Al-Haq and Palestinian groups
- Al-Haq legal cases
- Operation Cast Lead
- Travel bans on Shawan Jabarin
- Jabarin's appointments
- Awards
- Terrorist designation by Israel
- References
- External links
Al-Haq (; or "the Right") is a Palestinian non-governmental human rights organization based in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank. Founded in 1979, Al-Haq monitors and documents human rights violations committed by parties to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, issuing reports on its findings and producing detailed legal studies. It is in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2000.
Al-Haq has been affiliated with the Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists and is a member of the International Federation for Human Rights, Habitat International Coalition and the World Organisation Against Torture. It also is part of EuroMed Rights' Executive Committee and the Steering Committee of the Palestinian NGOs Network.
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