Making the Case for Human Rights in Palestine

By Saleh Hijazi I graduated from the University of Essex Human Rights Center in 2007. I went on to work as a human rights researcher documenting and reporting on violations in Palestine for over 13 years. The work was always risky not least because of the brutality of Israel’s system of apartheid which regularly targets journalists and […]

The Gaza crisis – like all crises, is never far from home…

Image from flickr by Wasfi Akab By Carla Ferstman There is a psychological reaction we tend to have, when we read the news and try to process the horrific images and pictures we see of massive human suffering, wherever it might be happening. Perhaps it has something to do with the coping mechanisms we deploy […]

AN ODE TO “LAW, NOT WAR”: Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel)

By Carla Ferstman, Professor, Essex Law School This is a brief reflection on South Africa’s recent Application to the International Court of Justice alleging that the state of Israel is breaching its obligations under the Genocide Convention. The case is being followed closely around the world.  The allegations couldn’t be more serious.  The case relates to Israel’s military […]

The war on Gaza and the future of human rights in the Middle East

By Passent Moussa The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was a milestone in the history of the international community, and an aspiration that brought nations together in the wake of the Holocaust of World War II. The aim was to prevent such an atrocity from happening again, and to protect the rights of all […]