Boston University School of Law's International Human Rights Clinic.
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(1/5) October 21, 2026 was African Human Rights Day, which marked 40 years since the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights entered into force.
(4/5) Across Africa, many individuals face barriers to citizenship due to colonial legacies, exclusionary identity systems, discriminatory laws, forced displacement, and gaps in birth registration.
(5/5) This severely impacts their ability to exercise fundamental rights protected under international law. Read more about the Global Alliance to End Statelessness’ statement and its work here: statelessnessalliance.org/en…
(1/2) Hi everyone, I’m a current IHRC student working on the Clinic’s ongoing Statelessness project. I’ll be in charge of the IHRC X account this week!
The Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, brought Gaza to the forefront of global headlines. But the history of injustices on Palestinians run much deeper. Learn about the untold stories of Palestinians in Qatar, and how their displacement began: buslahr.medium.com/the-untol…
In imagining a “New Gaza,” an IHRC blog reminds us that creating a more habitable future on the strip is not enough without reparative justice for the Palestinian people. Read more about building a more habitable future in the Gaza Strip here: buslahr.medium.com/new-gaza-…
A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s sanctions on two U.S.-based human rights groups aiding the International Criminal Court (ICC) with war crimes investigations in Gaza. Read more here: theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
@sarahleah1 and @MikeOmerMan, co-authors of "From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine" came to speak at BU’s School of Global Studies last Thursday. Their book lays out a “blueprint” for imagining a better future for Palestinian human rights, (1/2)
UNESCO is currently carrying out stabilization and debris-management activities at 13 historic buildings in Gaza. Previously, IHRC and the IHR clinic at UVA together were instrumental in obtaining UNESCO Heritage Site in Danger status for the Palestinian village of Battir. (1/2)
Their advocacy helped protect a cultural landscape shaped by centuries of farming traditions, ancient terraces and irrigation systems. Their work has contributed to the preservation of Palestinian cultural land and tradition. (2/2) electronicintifada.net/blogs…
In response to widespread damage of Palestinian cultural sites and educational spaces, UNESCO and its partners have mobilized $5.85 million to expand activities across education, culture, communication and information. (1/3) unesco.org/en/articles/unesc…
More than 6,000 children are currently accessing learning opportunities through 12 Temporary Learning Spaces, while 19,773 students have benefited from five higher education learning spaces established across Gaza, including 10,876 women. (2/3)
Despite ongoing conflict and repression, there are some stories of hope for a better future. Palestinians, community members and journalists continue to preserve and celebrate the Palestinian cultural identity through art, education, activism, storytelling and more. (1/3)
An art exhibition at the Bethlehem Peace Center brought young Palestinian artists from across Jerusalem, historic Palestine, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank together in sharing art. (2/3)
“I sat a bit longer with some paintings, and that brought tears to my eyes,” one Bethlehem visitor said. “The livestream with the presence of everyone’s paintings was a portal to bringing everyone’s essence together.” Read more here: aljazeera.com/features/2026/… (3/3)
The first phase of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on October 10, 2025 — just over one year ago. Despite this, 1,481 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza during this time. 1,135 of these fatalities have been attributed to Israeli gunfire and airstrikes.
“Violence of this magnitude is outrageous at any time. To record it during a supposed ceasefire is simply unfathomable,” said Ajith Sunghay, Head of @OHCHR_Palestine. “Palestinians have endured these attacks while trapped within an ever-shrinking part of Gaza’s territory, surrounded from all sides by Israeli forces, and struggling to secure even the most basic necessities of life.”
Read the statement: reliefweb.int/report/occupie…
