Among them “ICSPR” 151 human rights and civil society networks and organizations call for the release of the activists aboard the Freedom Flotilla ship “Madeline” and urge the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Date: 11 Jun 2025

Urgent appeal

Among them “ICSPR” 151 human rights and civil society networks and organizations call for the release of the activists aboard the Freedom Flotilla ship “Madeline” and urge the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The Israeli occupation forces continue committing acts of genocide against the people of the Gaza Strip, killing children and women, targeting families, destroying infrastructure and shelters, and imposing a total blockade and famine aimed at the partial or total destruction of Gaza’s population. These crimes have resulted in over 53,000 deaths, around 100,000 injuries, the destruction of more than 80% of residential buildings, and the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands within the Strip.

In a blatant affront to global solidarity with the people of Gaza, Israeli military forces committed an act of piracy at dawn on Monday, June 9, seizing the Freedom Flotilla Madleen, which was carrying food aid to civilians under siege. The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the Israeli army’s abduction of the activists and solidarity volunteers aboard the ship.

The undersigned organizations recall the responsibility of the international community, including the United Nations and regional organizations, to take immediate and effective measures to ensure the application of the rules and norms of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and to activate the mandates of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.

The continued blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip, along with the obstruction of humanitarian aid, constitutes a crime against humanity under international law. This is especially evident under the provisions of the Geneva Conventions, specifically Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits collective punishment and UN Security Council Resolution 2417, which explicitly condemns the use of starvation as a weapon of war.

Accordingly, the undersigned organizations and networks call for the following:

1. Urgent action by:

1. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
2. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health
3. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

To apply all available diplomatic and legal pressure to lift the blockade on Gaza and to hold the occupying authorities accountable before relevant international bodies.

2. Full solidarity with the international activists aboard the Freedom Flotilla ship Madleen, calling for their immediate release and the guarantee of their safety.
3. Encouraging the launch of additional Freedom Flotilla missions and solidarity marches to the Rafah crossing and Gaza’s maritime borders to break the ongoing blockade.
4. Intensifying grassroots and diplomatic pressure campaigns in world capitals and international institutions to stop the aggression, end the blockade, and achieve justice for the victims.

Through this statement, we affirm that every day under this deadly blockade brings more unjustified suffering and death. We emphasize that international silence is not neutrality، it is complicity.

Signatories (in alphabetical order):

1. Coordination for Maghreb Human Rights Organizations (include 26 HR organizations from Morocco, Mauretania, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya)
2. Egyptian Union for Development and Social Protection Policies (includes 48 associations, specific unions, and general unions)
3. The International Commission for Supporting the Rights of the Palestinian People (ICSPR)
4. Tunisian General Labor Union
5. Afro-Asian Journalists Union
6. Women’s Action Union – Morocco
7. Union of Women’s Action/Palestine
8. The Jordan Federation of the independent Trade Unions
9. Union of Women’s Committees for Social Work/Palestine
10. Union of Educational Organizations in Morocco
11. The Moroccan Coalition for Human Rights Bodies (includes 20 Moroccan human rights organizations)
12. Civil Coalition for Human Rights/Jerusalem
13. Global Coalition for Solidarity and Defense of Palestinian Prisoners
14. Egyptian Coalition for Child Rights
15. Palestinian Women’s Civil Coalition for the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325
16. Aman Coalition/Palestine
17. Without Borders for Training and Human Resources/Jordan
18. Academic Gathering in Lebanon to Support Palestine
19. Women’s Cultural Assembly for Democracy / Iraq
20. Cultural Rally for Democracy / Iraq
21. Mauritania Professors Alliance
22. International Alliance for the Defense of Rights and Freedoms, North Africa Secretariat
23. Global Alliance of Moroccans Abroad, Brussels
24. The Arab Coalition against the Death Penalty
25. Yemeni Coalition for Human Rights
26. Democratic Coordination of the
27. Moroccan Diaspora, (Brussels-Amsterdam-Paris) Moroccan Front for Supporting Palestine and Against Normalization
28. National Front for Egyptian Women
29. Jordanian Women’s Union Association
30. Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees Association
31. Ishraqa Society for Community Development/Egypt
32. The Jordan Society for Human Rights
33. Jordanian Society for Citizens’ Rights
34. Bahrain Transparency Society
35. Al-Barameh Association for Charitable and Social Work/Lebanon
36. Mediterranean Civil Solidarity Association, Tunisia
37. Tunisian Association of Democratic Women
38. Philosophical Culture Association/Jordan
39. Eve Association, Regueb, Tunisia
40. Working Women Association/Jordan
41. Arab Association for Political Science
42. Women’s Action Association/Palestine
43. Health and Community Return Association/Palestine
44. Lebanese Association of Democratic Jurists
45. Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development PWWSD”
46. Egyptian Association for Economic and Social Rights
47. Moroccan Association for Human Rights
48. Moroccan Association for the Protection of Public Funds
49. The Moroccan Association for Women Progressive
50. Economic and Social Forum Association for Women/Jordan
51. Mauritanian Association for Human Rights
52. Al-Mizan Association for Human Rights Development in Iraq
53. Social Aid Association – Gaza/Palestine
54. Arab Women Organization-Jordan
55. Insat Association for Combating Violence against Women in Beni Mellal/Morocco
56. Jothor Society for Human Rights-Jordan
57. Jose Marti Association for Arab-Latin American Solidarity
58. Rachel Corrie Association for Solidarity Among Peoples
59. Roaa Women Association-Jordan
60. Women’s Network Society for Women Support/ Jordan
61. Chamoua Association for Equality/Morocco
62. Retirees Association/Morocco
63. Mothers School Association /Palestine
64. Iraqi Human Rights Monitoring Society/Iraq
65. Jordanian Women Solidarity Institute Association
66. Orient Forum Association for Freedom and Peace
67. Jerusalem Feminist Movement
68. International Movement for Human and Peoples’ Rights (23 organizations from 17 countries)
69. Green Youth Movement
70. Progressive Democratic Youth Movement – Mobilized Morocco
71. PDS Movement in Morocco
72. Mouvement Écologique Marocain 2050
73. The Jordanian Academic Campaign for Solidarity with the Rights of the Palestinian People
74. The Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights
75. The Algerian League for Defense Human Rights
76. Association Marocaine des Jeunes et des Étudiants
77. Association of Women Heads of Families from Mauritania
78. Association des Formateurs aux Droits Humains en Irak
79. Freedom Pioneers for Integrity and Human Rights Training / Jordan
80. The Jordanian Network for Human and people’s Rights (includes 11 human rights organizations)
81. Réseau Démocratique Marocain pour la Solidarité avec les Peuples
82. Global Network for the Defense of the Palestinian People
83. Réseau de Responsabilité Sociale au Maroc
84. The Syrian National Network for Civil Peace and Community Safety
85. Women’s Affairs Team/Palestine
86. Moroccan League for the Defense of Human Rights
87. Espaces Associatifs au Maroc (plus de 60 associations)
88. Committees for the Defense of Democratic Freedoms and Human Rights in Syria (LDH)
89. Commission Arabe des Droits Humains
90. Arab Commission for Human Rights
91. The Vigilance Committee for Democracy in Tunisia / Belgium
92. Human Rights Committee in Syria
93. Palestinian Initiative to Deepen Global Dialogue and Democracy-MIFTAH
94. The International Council Supporting Fair Trials and Human Rights (ICSFT)
95. Conseil Civil Démocratique pour l’Immigration Marocaine (Afrique du Sud, Belgique, Pays-Bas, France, Espagne, Italie, Danemark, Espagne, Allemagne)
96. Yemeni Council for Rights and Freedoms / Yemen
97. Conseil des Femmes Libanaises
98. Observatoire des Médias pour l’Afrique du Nord et le Moyen-Orient/Groupe des Organisations Régionales
99. Arab World Observatory for Democracy and Elections
100. The Arab Observatory for Human Rights and Citizenship/ Lebanon
101. Hurriyat Observatory / Morocco
102. Human Rights & Democracy Media Center “SHAMS”/Palestine
103. Women’s Psychological and Social Counseling Center/Palestine
104. Arab Women Media Center / Jordan
105. Bahrain Center for Human Rights
106. Teacher Creativity Center/Palestine
107. Al-Badeel Center for Studies and Research/Jordan
108. Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture-Lebanon
109. Center for the Defense of Freedoms and Civil Rights “Hurriyat” / Palestine
110. Al-Ain Humanitarian Center / Yemen
111. The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and Advocates “Musawa”
112. The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms “MADA”
113. Center for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (CHLHR)/Yemen
114. Al-Quds Center for Political Studies/Jordan
115. Al-Quds Center for Women/Palestine
116. Women’s Center for Legal Aid and Counselling/Palestine
117. Moroccan Center for Parallel Diplomacy
118. Moroccan Center for Peace and Law
119. Bensaid Ait Yidder Center for Studies and Research – Morocco
120. Learn and Teach Center for Research and Studies – Jordan
121.  Tunis Center for Freedom of the Press
122. Jothor Center for Human Rights/Jordan
123. Human Rights Center for Memory and Archives/Morocco
124. Damascus Center for Theoretical and Civil Studies
125. Amman Center for Human Rights Studies (ACHRS)
126. Economic, Social, and Environmental Forum in Morocco
127. Bahrain Forum for Human Rights
128. Sisters Arab Forum for Human Rights (Yemen)
129. Sudanese National Civil Forum (includes 54 civil society organizations) / Sudan
130. Morocco Multilateral Forum
131. Moroccan-Belgian Forum for Cooperation, Development, and Solidarity (Brussels-Taroudant)
132. Moroccan Forum for Truth and Equity
133. Social Organization for the Protection of Animals
134. The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria
135. Arab Organization for Human Rights in Libya
136. Moroccan Organization for Human Rights
137. Insan Organization for Rights and Freedoms – Yemen
138. Freedom House Organization to defend human rights and combat slavery and its remnants/ Mauritania
139. ORGANIZATION FOR FREEDOM OF MEDIAS AND EXPRESSION- OFME- HATIM / MOROCCO
140. Desert Youth Organization for Development and Human Rights / Libya
141. Access Organization for Human Rights – Iraq
142. Yemeni Organization for Defense Rights and Democratic Freedoms/Yemen
143. Al-Damir Foundation for Human Rights – Gaza – Palestine
144. The Egyptian Foundation for the Advancement of Children’s Rights
145. National Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking/Yemen
146. Shafaq Foundation for Human Rights and Sustainable Development – Iraq
147. Ali Yata Foundation – Morocco
148. Mada Foundation for Human Rights / Iraq
149. Moroccan Press Club
150. Sahel Organization for Defending Human Rights and Supporting Education and Social Peace/Mauritania
151. Moroccan Commission for Human Rights