Al Mezan Center for Human Rights
Founded in 1999 and based in Gaza, Al Mezan documents human rights violations in the Gaza Strip, provides legal aid to victims, and advocates for accountability and the rule of law under occupation and blockade.
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights is a Palestinian non-governmental organization founded in 1999 and based in the Gaza Strip. From Gaza it documents violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, provides legal aid to victims, and advocates for accountability before Palestinian, Israeli, and international bodies — including, alongside partner organizations, submissions to the International Criminal Court.
Its work covers civil and political rights as well as economic, social, and cultural rights, with particular attention to the effects of the blockade, repeated military offensives, and restrictions on fishermen, farmers, and patients seeking medical care outside Gaza.
Why it matters
- One of the few human rights organizations operating on the ground in Gaza, through wars and blockade.
- Combines field documentation with direct legal aid for victims.
- A long-standing source of evidence for UN bodies, international courts, and journalists.
Key resources
Cited work
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