Global Network of Over 130 Human Rights Organizations and Activists Calls for Immediate Sanctions and Arms Embargo Against Israel

We, as members of the Global Network for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, united in our commitment to justice, equality, and the safeguarding of human dignity, express our unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people in their fight for self-determination, life, and dignity, free from occupation, apartheid, and the violence of settler colonialism.

The International Court of Justice recently reaffirmed in an advisory opinion what has been widely acknowledged by the international community: that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal under international law. This ruling aligns with decades of similar conclusions from international bodies, yet the systematic oppression and violence against Palestinians continue unabated.

The international community, particularly states, has a legal and moral responsibility to act decisively. It is time for all nations to meet their obligations under international law and end their complicity in the occupation, which enables ongoing violations of Palestinian rights. We call on governments around the world to take firm action—politically, economically, and diplomatically—to immediately end this unlawful occupation and hold those accountable for the crimes committed against Palestinians.

Although Palestine’s tragedy is unique in its historical depth, it must also be recognized as part of a larger global pattern of injustice. The situation in Palestine reflects deep-rooted inequalities and human rights abuses worldwide, particularly across the Global South. These inequalities are remnants of colonialism and imperialism, manifesting in forms such as occupation, systematic oppression, and economic exploitation. From Palestine to the Americas, Africa, and Asia, struggles for justice are interconnected. Thus, the Palestinian people’s fight for freedom is a fight for all oppressed peoples.

In this spirit, the Global Network calls on states, international organizations, and civil society to step up their efforts to uphold human rights, enforce accountability for violations, and dismantle the remnants of occupation that hinder global justice. Together, we can build a future that respects the rights of Palestinians and people everywhere, fostering a world that provides peace, security, and dignity for generations to come.

The Global Network emphasizes that the fight for Palestinian liberation is part of a broader global struggle for human rights, equality, and dignity. We stand with Palestinians in their rightful demand for self-determination, the dismantling of apartheid structures, and an end to settler colonialism. Through the fight for Palestinian justice, a vision of a fairer world for all becomes clearer.

We urge the global community to act with moral clarity and determination at this critical time. Enforcing international law is not optional but an urgent duty. Only through collective action can we end the cycles of violence and inequality impacting Palestine and other regions worldwide.

In solidarity with all those impacted by imperialism, we reaffirm our commitment to defending human rights and social justice for all.

Together, we pursue the freedom of Palestinians, believing that through this struggle, justice for all can be achieved.

In accordance with international law, we mobilize grassroots movements and civil society organizations to pressure all governments to:

Enforce a mandatory dual-use arms embargo on Israel, encompassing weapons, security and surveillance equipment, aviation fuel, and joint training. This includes a ban on exports, imports, and transfers of parts, components, and other dual-use materials to and from Israel, along with restrictions on military and industrial research collaborations.

Impose selective legal sanctions, including cutting diplomatic ties with Israel, banning banking and financial transactions, and suspending trade and other forms of cooperation with Israel until it ceases its illegal occupation of Palestinian territories, including settlement expansion, annexation, persecution, and apartheid policies.

Impose targeted sanctions on individuals who are complicit in these violations, as well as on large Israeli and international corporations and institutions involved in Israel’s breaches of international law and commission of international crimes.

Issued by the Global Network for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and its members worldwide.

Signatories:

Accountability Counsel (United States)

All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) (Malaysia)

ALTSEAN-Burma (Thailand)

Al Mezan Center for Human Rights (Palestine)

Amigos de la Tierra México (Mexico)

Anti-Jindal & Anti-POSCO Movement (JPPSS) (India)

Arab NGOs Network for Development (ANND) (Arab region)

Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (Thailand)

Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) (Asia and the Pacific)

Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) (Thailand)

Association for Women’s Rights in Development (Global)

Association Tunisienne des Femmes Démocrates (Tunisia)

Avocats Sans Frontières (Belgium)

Bisan Center for Research and Development (Palestine)

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) (United States)

Centre for Human Rights and Development (Mongolia)

Centre for Peace Studies (Croatia)

Comité Ambiental en Defensa de la Vida (Colombia)

Common Defense (United States)

Conselho de Pueblos Wuxhtaj (Guatemala)

COPINH (Honduras)

CREDDHO (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Dibeen for Environmental Development (Jordan)

Economic Justice for Women Project (EJWP) (Zimbabwe)

Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) (Egypt)

Endorois Indigenous Women Empowerment Network (EIWEN) (Kenya)

Endorois Welfare Council (EWC) (Kenya)

European Roma Rights Centre (Belgium)

FIAN International (United States)

Foro Ciudadano de Participación por la Justicia y los Derechos Humano (FOCO) (Argentina)

Franciscans International (Switzerland)

Fundacion Etnica Integral (Dominican Republic)

Habitat International Coalition (Global)

Hakijamii-ESRC (Kenya)

HIC (Argentina)

Housing and Land Rights Network – Habitat International Coalition (Egypt)

Human Rights Awareness Center (Nepal)

IM-Defensoras (Mesoamerica)

Inclusive Development International (Global)

Indigenous Peoples Rights International (Philippines)

Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (United States)

International Centre for Ethnic Studies (Sri Lanka)

International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW AP) (Malaysia)

Justiça nos Trilhos (Brazil)

Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice (United States)

KARAPATAN (Philippines)

Kenya Human Rights Commission (Kenya)

Legal Resources Centre (South Africa)

Manushya Foundation (Laos & Thailand)

MENA Fem Movement for Economic, Development, and Ecological Justice (MENA Region)

MINBYUN – Lawyers for a Democratic Society (South Korea)

Movimiento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra – MST (Brazil)

Movimiento Nacional Cimarrón Colombiano (Colombia)

MUFRAS-32 (El Salvador)

Muungano wa Wanavijiji (Kenya)

Observatori DESCA (ESCER Observatory) (Spain)

Observatorio Ciudadano (Chile)

PAH (Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca) (Spain)

Participation and the Practice of Rights (United Kingdom and Ireland)

Peace Track Initiative (Yemen)

Phenix Center (Jordan)

Prakash Mani Sharma Academy for Public Interest Law (Nepal)

Red Chimpu Warmi (Bolivia)

Redes del Agua (Mexico)

Samata (India)

SINACTRAHO (Mexico)

SNAPAP CGATA (Algeria)

Social Rights Advocacy Centre (Canada)

Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) (South Africa)

SOMO (Netherlands)

Tamkeen for Legal Aid and Human Rights (Jordan)

The Centre for Human Rights (University of Pretoria) (South Africa)

The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (Egypt)

The Legal Resources Centre (South Africa)

The Syrian Legal Development Programme (United Kingdom/Syria)

The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (Global)

WITNESS (United States)

Women’s Legal Centre (South Africa)

Zimbabwe People’s Land Rights Movement (Zimbabwe)

Individuals:

Ahmed Elseidi – Ahmed Elseidi Law Firm (Egypt)

Amanda Louis – All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) (Malaysia)

Claudio Schuftan – WPHNA, PHM (Vietnam)

Corneille Semakuba – CREDDHO (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Fredrick Odhiambo – Hakijamii-ESRC (Kenya)

Ho Yock Lin – Individual (Malaysia)

Juana B. Wenster – RDI (Nicaragua)

Kristina Fried – Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (United States)

Lara Dominguez – Lawyer (United Kingdom)

Maha Abdallah – Board Member, ESCR-Net (Global)

Murielle Mignot – Individual (France)

Renato Paulino Lanfranchi – Justiça nos Trilhos (Brazil)

Sanam Amin – None – Individual Member (Bangladesh)

Thato Masiangoako – Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) (South Africa)

Xochitl Quezada – Independiente (Ciudad de México)

Ahmad Awad – Phenix Center (Jordan)

Alreem K. – The Syrian Legal Development Programme (United Kingdom/Syria)

Bidya Shrestha Maharjan – Human Rights Awareness Center (Nepal)

Bruce Porter – Social Rights Advocacy Centre (Canada)

Camilo Bermudez – COPINH (Honduras)

Charon Hribar – Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice (United States)

Charlene May – Women’s Legal Centre (South Africa)

Christiana Louwa – The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (Kenya)

Debbie Stothard – ALTSEAN-Burma (Thailand)

Emmanuel UMPULA – AFREWATCH (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Ezekiel Rema – Muungano wa Wanavijiji Federation (Kenya)

Fancy Kiprotich – Endorois Indigenous Women Empowerment Network (Kenya)

Faleh Hammoudi – SNAPAP CGATA (Algeria)

Gustavo Castro – Amigos de la Tierra México (Mexico)

Hala Murad – Dibeen for Environmental Development (Jordan)

Hossam Bahgat – Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) (Egypt)

Irene Escorihuela – Observatori DESCA (ESCER Observatory) (Spain)

Jonathan Lee – European Roma Rights Centre (Belgium)

Joseph Wilde – SOMO (Netherlands)

Linda Alkalash – Tamkeen for Legal Aid and Human Rights (Jordan)

Malek Adly – Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (Egypt)

Mandkhaitsetsen Urantulkhuur – Centre for Human Rights and Development (Mongolia)

Manar Zaiter – Arab NGOs Network for Development (Arab region)

Mario Gomez – International Centre for Ethnic Studies (Sri Lanka)

Mary Kambo – Kenya Human Rights Commission (Kenya)

Mounir Hassine – Forum Tunisien Pour Les Droits Economiques Et Sociaux (Tunisia)

Najwa Bakkar – Association Tunisienne des Femmes Démocrates (Tunisia)

Nathalie Seguin – Redes del Agua (Mexico)

Prasant Paikary – Anti-Jindal & Anti-POSCO Movement (JPPSS) (India)

Raja Althaibani – WITNESS (United States)

Rasha Jarhum – Peace Track Initiative (Yemen)

Ravi Rebbapragada – Samata (India)

Ruth Helen Paniagua de los Santos – Fundacion Etnica Integral (Dominican Republic)

Rupa Basnet – Prakash Mani Sharma Academy for Public Interest Law (Nepal)

Shanti Uprety – International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW AP) (Malaysia)

Sherylle Dass – The Legal Resources Centre (South Africa)

Tahanie Abbas – Nora Organization for Combating Violence Against Women and Girls (Sudan)

Urantsooj Gombosuren – Centre for Human Rights and Development (Mongolia)

Yolande Hendler – Habitat International Coalition (Global)

Zenayda Serrano – MUFRAS-32 (El Salvador)