What does the number 17,000 mean in Gaza?
COMMENT | Finally, the UN Security Council voted through a demand for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. It was really about time. The world must press on to make it a reality. And at the same…
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The children in Gaza need your support.
Every child here carries traumas and memories that no child should have to bear. Many have lost parents, siblings, friends. Some have themselves experienced the panic under the rubble. But just for today, faces light up…
Continued healthcare services in Northern Gaza
The situation in the northern Gaza Strip can only be described as a profound humanitarian crisis characterized by high death tolls, mass displacement, and serious deficiencies in basic services and infrastructure. The total death toll in…
On the verge of collapse – the healthcare disaster in Gaza
On December 11, our partner organization the Palestinian Medical Relief Society published a letter signed by their director Dr. Aed Yaghi. We have chosen to publish parts of the letter to give an eyewitness account from…
On foot to save lives
Our partner in Gaza, the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS), persistently continues its work to reach out with emergency and medical care to the most vulnerable in the war zone. PMRS is the largest medical organization…
“Two of our partners’ premises have been wiped out.”
IM has decided to support the organization Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS), which provides emergency medical care and primary care. What are their greatest strengths as actors in a war zone? – Given that the humanitarian…
They work with their lives at stake
“This is a war against children. In Gaza, which is one of the world’s most densely populated areas, there are over one million children. Almost 4,000 have already been killed. A Palestinian child is killed every…
Violence does not create peace and development
That is what we do at IM. But we, too, are challenged now. Voices of despair reach us every day, every hour. From our staff and partner organisations in Palestine. They are afraid. They ask for…
Disrespectful and unworthy
According to the horrific television images, Israeli police entered the funeral procession to take down Palestinian flags. They struck with batons and the coffin bearers were close to dropping the coffin. The reason as stated by…
IM supports Ukraine
We support organisations in Ukraine that work with human rights and inclusion, which is the very foundation of democracy. Activists play an important role in creating a positive change in society. We put their personal safety…
Young people are raising their voices for Ukraine’s future
It has been seven years since the youth of Ukraine stood on the barricades during the Euromaidan demonstrations, in which the president Viktor Janukovytj used deadly force to quell the people’s protests against the government. It…
Anders Kompass resigns as chairman
The assignment at the authority is expected to continue in the spring of 2022, during the time that a regular director is appointed. – Having worked with human rights for most of my life, especially abroad,…