255 human rights organizations call on ICJ to issue an urgent order to stop Israeli crimes in Gaza

The Israeli occupation forces have continued to commit international crimes against the Palestinian people. In every aggression launched by the occupying entity, with the facilitation and complicity of the the international community, especially United States of American, Britain, and the European Union, the occupying state – its leaders, soldiers, and settlers – do not hesitate to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity against the Palestinian people and the residents of the Gaza Strip. Since October 7^th, the occupation forces have been launching a war that was described as genocide and the Palestinians are in grave danger of mass ethnic cleansing. The Baptist Hospital crime is only one of its carefully planned and systematic episodes.

As electricity and fuel cut continues, there is an imminent danger that hospitals will stop working, especially intensive care rooms, oxygen generation, and dialysis, and that ambulances and civil defense vehicles will stop providing any services. Since 42% of Gaza’s housing has been completely demolished or partially damaged, and there are one million six hundred thousand displaced people who have been forcibly removed from their homes, any rain that falls this season will lead to additional disasters, forming an advanced episode of genocide.

In view of the ongoing war crimes, aggression, and genocide against the Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip, and in view of the failure of all efforts made for years to exploit the prosecution mechanism established by the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court, for many reasons that cannot be mentioned here, we call for the use of legal capabilities available under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948, , and the practical and judicial practice related to it. We note that the occupying state and a significant number of Arab countries are parties to the Convention, and did not submit any reservations regarding the provision contained in Article (9) of the Convention; under which the States Parties acknowledge the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the right of any party to the conflicting States Parties to refer disputes that may arise between the parties regarding the interpretation, application, or implementation of the Convention, including disputes related to the responsibility of a State for genocide, or for conspiracy or incitement to commit it.

Since the criminal acts committed by the Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip involve intentionally subjecting the residents of the Gaza Strip to living conditions that are intended to physically destroy the population of the Palestinian Strip, in whole or in part, in a systematic manner that expresses a general pattern, we demand the following:

First: That any of the state’s parties to the aforementioned agreement, especially the Arab and Islamic states parties, take the initiative to request the International Court of Justice to issue an urgent order requiring the Israeli occupation forces to stop its criminal activities in the Gaza Strip.

Second: File a lawsuit against the occupying entity and any country that contributed, supported, or colluded with it to commit genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, to hold it internationally and legally responsible for those actions.

Third: That countries take the initiative to take countermeasures against the occupying entity and those who colluded with it or facilitated the commission of genocide crimes in the Gaza Strip, including an economic boycott of the entity, severing diplomatic relations with it, and not recognizing any realistic situations that may arise from these criminal acts.

Signatory organizations:

1. Egyptian Federation for Development and Social Protection Policies (includes 48 associations, specific unions, and general unions)
2. Coordination for Maghreb Human Rights Organizations (include 26 HR organizations from Morocco, Mauretania, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya)
3. General Union of Palestinian Jurists
4. General Union of Palestinian Women
5. General Union of Palestinian Teachers
6. General Federation of Trade Unions / Palestine
7. General Federation of Yemeni Trade Unions
8. Women’s Action Union – Morocco
9. Sudanese Women’s Union
10. The Jordan Federation of the independent Trade Unions
11. The National Federation of Trade Unions and Employees in Lebanon
12. Union of Palestinian Working Women’s Committees
13. Youth Academy monitors human rights violations/Tunisia
14. Tunisian Coalition Against the Death Penalty
15. The Human Rights Coalition to Stop the Aggression, Lift the Siege, and Build Peace in Yemen (includes 10 organizations from ten Arab countries)
16. Egyptian Coalition for Child Rights (includes 180 institutions)
17. The Moroccan Coalition for Human Rights Bodies (includes 20 Moroccan human rights organizations)
18. The Academic Assembly for the support of Palestine-Lebanon
19. Women’s Cultural Assembly for Democracy / Iraq
20. Cultural Rally for Democracy / Iraq
21. NGOs Platform (Tajamoh)(includes 50 organizations)/Lebanon
22. The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering-RDFL
23. Mauritania Professors Alliance
24. Jordan Coalition Against the Death Penalty
25. Syrian Coalition Against the Death Penalty (SCODP)
26. Alliance Iraqi Minorities Network – includes 28 non-governmental organizations
27. Iraqi Coalition Against the Death Penalty
28. The Iraqi Alliance for Human Rights Organizations (includes 55 organizations)
29. The Arab Coalition against the Death Penalty
30. Syrian Feminist Alliance to activate Security Council Resolution 1325
31. Yemeni Coalition Against the Death Penalty
32. The Jordan Society for Human Rights
33. Humanitarian Relief Society for Iraqi Turkmen Women/Iraq
34. Iraqi Al- Amal Association
35. Bahrain Human Rights Society
36. Baraem Association for Social Work/Lebanon
37. Civil Solidarity Association / Tunis
38. Cultural Development Association in Qena/Egypt
39. Tunisian Association for Cultural Action ATAC
40. Tunisian Association of Democratic Women
41. Tunisian Association for the Support of Minorities
42. Jordanian Jurists Association / Jordan
43. Association pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme au Maroc (ASDHOM)
44. Working Women’s Association/Jordan
45. The Iraqi Association for the Care of Juveniles and the Elderly
46. The Iraqi Society for Defending Journalists’ Rights
47. Women’s Action Association/Palestine
48. Lebanese Association of Democratic Jurists
49. Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development PWWSD”
50. Egyptian Society for Economic and Social Rights
51. Moroccan Association for Human Rights
52. The Moroccan Association for Women Progressive
53. Mauritanian Association for the Promotion of Rights
54. Mauritanian Association for Human Rights
55. The Mauritanian association for the promotion of girls’ education (AMPEF)
56. Arab Women Organization-Jordan
57. Al-Nidal Association for Human Right/Iraq
58. Omy Association for Rights and Development/Egypt
59. Ana Insan Association for the Rights of the Disabled/ Jordan
60. Iraqi Human Relief and Development Society/Iraq
61. Jothor Society for Human Rights-Jordan
62. Association Bridges Citizenship / Tunisia
63. Association for the Protection of Women Workers from Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
64. Jose Marti Association for Arab-Latin American Solidarity
65. Rachel Corrie Association for Solidarity Among Peoples
66. Roaa Women Association-Jordan
67. Free Vision Association / Tunisia
68. Flowers of Life Charitable Association for sheltering orphans with special needs in Alexandria/Egypt
69. Women’s Network Society for Women Support/ Jordan
70. Chamoua Association for Equality/Morocco
71. Mothers School Association /Palestine
72. Iraqi Human Rights Monitoring Society/Iraq
73. Together for Human and Environment
74. Jordanian Women Solidarity Institute Association
75. Women’s Development Forum Association/Egypt
76. Orient Forum Association for Freedom and Peace
77. Amman Society Forum for Human Rights
78. Tunisia’s Nachas Association
79. Hevi Association For Support War Victims/Iraq
80. Wadi Nile Development Association / Egypt
81. Defense for Children International/Palestine
82. Protecting human rights defenders around the Arab world/ France
83. The Jordanian Academic Campaign for Solidarity with the Rights of the Palestinian People
84. Maison des syndicats et des services du travail/Égypte
85. Tunisian League for Tolerance
86. The Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights
87. The Algerian League for Defense Human Rights
88. Iraqi Woman ‘s League
89. Association of Women Heads of Families from Mauritania
90. Iraqi Human Rights Trainers Association – includes 138 trainers in the field of human rights
91. Shabak Woman Association
92. Rashid For Integrity and Transparency/ Jordan
93. Freedom Pioneers for Integrity and Human Rights Training / Jordan
94. The Jordanian Network for Human Rights (includes 11 human rights organizations)
95. Election Network in the Arab Region
96. Human Network for Health Promotion and Humanitarian Work /Iraq
97. International Network for Human Rights and Development / France
98. Global Network for the Defense of the Palestinian People
99. Justice Network for Prisoners – includes 40 non-governmental organizations /Iraq
100. Iraq Network for the Localization of Humanitarian Work – includes 79 non-governmental organizations
101. Iraq Network for Child Rights – includes 54 non-governmental organizations
102. The Arab Human Rights Trainers Network
103. Women’s Peace and Security Network (Yemen)
104. The Syrian National Network for Civil Peace and Community Safety.
105. JAF Network for Monitoring Democracy and Human Rights/Iraq
106. Sumariat Network/Iraq
107. Shams Election Monitoring Network – includes 161 non-profit organizations andassociations./Iraq
108. AIN Network for Monitoring Elections and Democracy – includes 33 non-governmental organizations/Iraq  
109. Karama Network (includes 25 women’s associations)
110. Naya Community Network – Jordan
111. Iraqi Women Network (include 100 organization)
112. One Justice/France
113. The working group of organizations with advisory status in the United Nations – includes (21) Iraqi organizations
114. Palestinian women against violence
115. The Syrian Federation of Human Rights Organizations and Bodies
116. Qadirat / Tunisia
117. Committees for the Defense of Democratic Freedoms and Human Rights in Syria (LDH)
118. Syrian Medical Committee/Paris
119. Arab Commission for Human Rights
120. The Kurdish Committee for Human Rights in Syria (Al Rased).
121. The Vigilance Committee for Democracy in Tunisia / Belgium
122. Palestinian Initiative to Deepen Global Dialogue and Democracy-MIFTAH
123. The International Council Supporting Fair Trials and Human Rights (ICSFT)
124. International Council for Relief and Development
125. Yemeni Council for Rights and Freedoms / Yemen
126. Lebanese Women’s Council (includes 150 organization)
127. Lawyers for Justice /Yemen
128. School of Human Rights / Kuwait
129. Arab World Observatory for Democracy and Elections
130. The Arab Observatory for Human Rights and Citizenship/ Lebanon
131. French Observatory for Human Rights/Paris
132. Observatoire mauritanien des droits de l’homme
133. Observatoire National pour la Défense de la Civilisation de l’Etat (Tunisie)
134. Hurriyat Observatory / Morocco
135. Human Rights & Democracy Media Center “SHAMS”/Palestine
136. Women’s Psychological and Social Counseling Center/Palestine
137. Strategic Center for Human Rights/Iraq
138. Arab Women Media Center / Jordan
139. Bahrain Center for Human Rights
140. American Center for Human Rights and Social Services / New York
141. Al-Badeel Center for Studies and Research/Jordan
142. Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture-Lebanon
143. Women’s Studies Center/ Palestine
144. Center for the Defense of Freedoms and Civil Rights “Hurriyat” / Palestine
145. The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and Advocates “Musawa”
146. Palestinian Centre for Peace and Democracy PCPD
147. The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms “MADA”
148. The Palestinian Center for Democratic Dialogue and Political Development
149. Center for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (CHLHR)/Yemen
150. Jerusalem Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights/Palestine
151. Women’s Center for Legal Aid and Counselling/Palestine
152. Al Mezan Center for Supporting the Rule of Law /Iraq
153. Pana Center for Eliminating Violence against Women
154. Tunis Center for Freedom of the Press
155. Jothor Center for Human Rights/Jordan
156. Geneva Center for Democracy and Human Rights
157. Women Right Center In samawah/Iraq
158. Damascus Center for Theoretical and Civil Studies
159. Amman Center for Human Rights Studies (ACHRS)
160. Metro Center for Defending the Rights of Journalists/ Iraq
161. Call of Karama Center for Rights and Development/Yemen
162. Women’s Rights Center for Relief and Development in Babil/Iraq
163. Democracy and human Right Development Center/Iraq 
164. Scandinavian Institute of Human Rights/Geneva
165. Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights/Australia
166. International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights/Geneva
167. Yemen Media Forum / Yemen
168. Dialogue Forum for Development and Human Rights / Egypt
169. Houran Forum for Citizenship/Syria
170. Bahrain Forum for Human Rights
171. Renewal Forum for Citizen and Democratic Thought / Tunisia
172. Sisters Arab Forum for Human Rights (Yemen)
173. Sudanese National Civil Forum (includes 54 civil society organizations) / Sudan
174. Moroccan Forum for Truth and Equity
175. Human Rights Solidarity Organization/Libya
176. HFR Human Rights Organization/Britain
177. Iqbas Organization for Human Rights and Sustainable Development/Iraq
178. Strategy and Development Organization/Mauritania
179. African Organization for Human Rights Monitoring/Morocco
180. Baraem Association for Children Care/Iraq
181. International House for Human Rights / France
182. Civil Development Organization /Iraq     
183. The Tunisian Organization against Torture
184. Al-Haq Organization For Human Rights Culture/Iraq
185. Gender Studies and Information Organization / Iraq
186. rganization for the Defense of Victims of Violence / Geneva
187. Organization for the Defense of Prisoners of Conscience in Syria – Rawanga
188. Justic Orgnization For Minorites Rights /Iraq
189. Justice and Equality Organization for Human Rights, Salah al-Din, Tuz Khurmatu District /Iraq
190. The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria
191. Arab Organization for Human Rights/New York
192. The Kurdish Organization for Human Rights in Syria (DAD)
193. Iraqi Women and Future Organization
194. Al-Masara Charitable Organization for Women and Children Care/Iraq
195. Al-Mounqith organization for Human Right/Iraq
196. Al-Mawaddah Organization for Human Rights/Iraq
197. Al Mouel Organization for Rights and Development / Yemen
198. Public Aid Organization/Iraq
199. National Organization for Human Rights in Syria
200. Al-Weam Organization for Defending Human Rights
201. Yemeni Organization for Dialogue of Religions and Cultures
202. Intisaf Organization for Women and Children’s Rights/Yemen
203. Insan Organization for Rights and Liberties/Yemen
204. Ankidu Humanitarian Organization for Women and Children/Iraq
205. European Organization for Human Rights/New York
206. Bro Organization for Rights and Development/Iraq
207. Freedom House Organization to defend human rights and combat slavery and its remnants/ Mauritania
208. Tammuz Organization for Social Development/Iraq
209. Family and Child Humanitarian Development Organization/Iraq
210. ORGANIZATION FOR FREEDOM OF MEDIAS AND EXPRESSION- OFME- HATIM / MOROCCO
211. The Right of Return Organization 194/ Palestine
212. Human Rights Organization in Syria- Maf
213. Organization for the Protection of Law and the Promotion of Peace / Yemen
214. Dabin Organization for Democratic Development and Human Rights /Iraq
215. Dar es Salaam Organization / New York
216. Diyala Organization for Human Rights/Iraq
217. Rasty Organization for human Rights/Iraq
218. Iraqi Messengers of Peace Organization
219. Sawa Organization for Human Rights/Iraq
220. Step Organization for democracy and election
221. Salzan Organization for Women and Human Rights/Iraq
222. Desert Youth Organization for Development and Human Rights / Libya
223. Defenders for Human Rights, Morocco
224. Masir Organization for Combating Human Trafficking /Iraq
225. Mom Organization for Women Empowerment/Iraq
226. Kirkuk Women’s Organization for Peace Propagation/Iraq
227. Nour Al-Rahma Organization for Human Rights/Iraq
228. Yemeni Organization for Defense Rights and Democratic Freedoms/Yemen
229. Ataa Al-Shabab Organization for Human Rights/Iraq
230. Creativity Foundation for Human Right
231. Alternative Development Foundation/Egypt
232. Al Salam Foundation for Human Rights in Anbar/Iraq
233. The Middle East Foundation for Development and Human Rights (Yemen)
234. Iraq Foundation for Promoting Democracy and Human Rights
235. Al-furatin Foundation for election and democracy/Iraq
236. The Egyptian Foundation for the Advancement of Children’s Rights
237. National Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking/Yemen
238. Anmal Al-Rahma Foundation for Human Rights/Iraq
239. Ataa Seed Foundation for Human Rights and Sustainable Development /Iraq
240. Foundation for the Protection of Law and the Promotion of Social Peace / Yemen
241. Community Development and Protection Support Foundation – Aden / Yemen
242. Amel International Foundation/Lebanon
243. Maison des syndicats et des services du travail/Égypte
244. Egyptian Women’s Issues Foundation
245. Mada Foundation for Human Rights / Iraq
246. Communication Foundation for Development/Egypt
247. Palestinian Journalists Syndicate
248. Yemeni Bar Association
249. National Union of Tunisian Journalists
250. The National Commission for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Rule of Law- Independence / Palestine
251. The International Commission for Supporting the Rights of the Palestinian People
252. Sahel Organization for Defending Human Rights and Supporting Education and Social Peace/Mauritania
253. The Palestinian Authority for PhD holders in the civil service
254. Moroccan Commission for Human Rights
255. Human Rights Center for Memory and Archives/Morocco