Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.
Human Rights Watch:
Context:
Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday that Israel is committing the crime of “apartheid” by seeking to maintain Jewish “domination” over Palestinians and its own Arab population.
- It pointed to measures, including movement restrictions, land confiscation, forcible population transfer, denial of residency rights and suspension of civil rights.
- The report finds that the Israeli government is the “single authority” with control “over the area between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea”.
What has the Israel said?
Currently under investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes, Israel blasted HRW’s accusations as “preposterous and false”, accusing it of having “a long-standing anti-Israeli agenda”.
About Human Rights Watch:
- Founded in 1978, it is an international non-governmental organization, headquartered in New York City, that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.
- The group pressures governments, policy makers, companies, and individual human rights abusers to denounce abuse and respect human rights, and the group often works on behalf of refugees, children, migrants, and political prisoners.
- Headquartered in New York.
InstaLinks:
Prelims Link:
- About HRW.
- Functions.
- Objectives.
Mains Link:
Comment on Israel- Palestine conflict.
Sources: the Hindu.
