torture

People stand outside gate to UNRWA facility with collapsed structure next to it

Israel subjects UN workers to torture

Maureen Clare Murphy 19 April 2024

Detainees released to Gaza describe being starved, beaten and electrocuted. Read more about Israel subjects UN workers to torture

An older man whose face and body is covered in blood sits in the bed of a pickup truck

South Africa accuses Israel of contempt for World Court order

Maureen Clare Murphy 10 March 2024

Situation in Gaza “is now so terrifying as to be unspeakable.” Read more about South Africa accuses Israel of contempt for World Court order

A boy carries a metal tray while walking on clay-like soil in between plastic-sheeted tents

Israel’s allies accelerate genocide by freezing UNRWA funds

Maureen Clare Murphy 28 January 2024

US leads countries in punishing largest provider of aid in Gaza over confessions likely extracted under torture. Read more about Israel’s allies accelerate genocide by freezing UNRWA funds

A man cries while he holds the shrouded body of a child as another man stands behind him and several shrouded bodies lay on the ground

UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly for Gaza ceasefire

Maureen Clare Murphy 13 December 2023

Palestinian civilians arbitrarily detained and tortured by Israeli ground forces. Read more about UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly for Gaza ceasefire

Day 55 roundtable: What next for Gaza?

Nora Barrows-Friedman 1 December 2023

“What we need is electricity, fuel, cooking gas and flour,” says Refaat Alareer. Read more about Day 55 roundtable: What next for Gaza?

A view of the backs of two men walking, arms around each others' backs

My kind neighbor was tortured while working in Israel

Sahar Qeshta 24 November 2023

Released by Israel, Gaza workers imprisoned after 7 October tell stories of beatings and humiliation. Read more about My kind neighbor was tortured while working in Israel

Israel using its national anthem as "noise torture" against detainees

Maureen Clare Murphy 17 November 2023

Soldiers record videos documenting their abuses against Palestinians. Read more about Israel using its national anthem as "noise torture" against detainees

Salah Hammouri, seen from chest up, smiles while standing in dark corridor

Salah Hammouri expulsion a "war crime," UN commission says

Maureen Clare Murphy 13 June 2023

High-level investigation finds Israeli and Palestinian authorities aim to crush dissent. Read more about Salah Hammouri expulsion a "war crime," UN commission says

A man sits smiling next to a woman, who flashes a v-sign

A life interrupted at 18 begins again

Rajaa Salah 1 March 2023

After nearly 20 years in Israeli detention, Ahmed Abu Jazar wants to make up for lost time. Read more about A life interrupted at 18 begins again

Around a dozen people sit at and stand around conference table

US gives green light to Israel's attacks on human rights groups

Maureen Clare Murphy 26 August 2022

By asking Tel Aviv for more information, Washington is encouraging it to manufacture evidence against Palestinian civil society leaders. Read more about US gives green light to Israel's attacks on human rights groups