Norwegian People’s Aid

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2020-061-004
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2020
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 31.046051

Longitude: 34.851612

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Israel
From Region
Type of record
Named organization
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

organizations that supported the Human Rights Council mandated report on business activities related to settlements

Type of rights defended
  • Caste/Ethnic minorities' rights/Racism
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

organizations that supported the Human Rights Council mandated report on business activities related to settlements; involved in OHCHR release of list of businesses with settlement connections

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Other
  • Submission of information to UN
Dates of mentioned reprisals
13 February 2020
Reprisal information

On 13 February 2020, the Ministry for Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy published a statement on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website referring to human rights organizations that supported the Human Rights Council mandated report 45 on business activities related to settlements (A/HRC/43/71) 46 as having ties to terrorism. In particular, the statement listed Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al- Haq, Palestinian Center for Human Rights and Norwegian People’s Aid as “terror- linked Delegitimization Organizations Tied to the UNHRC [UN Human Rights Council] Israel Blacklist” in regard to their call for the creation and release of the UN database through public statements, petitions and letters. The statement noted that “the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights released a database of 94 Israeli and 18 foreign companies operating in Judea, Samaria and east Jerusalem. An in-depth Ministry of Strategic Affairs examination of the NGOs involved in its release reveals the ties to terrorist groups these organizations hold.” The statement detailed these organizations’ engagement with the Human Rights Council and OHCHR. 47

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Defamation / Defamation campaign
  • Online harassment
Alleged/likely perpetrators
State actors
Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
No
Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
No
Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
No
Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
No
Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
No
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0