AMMAN — On Sunday, the
Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ) affirmed that improving the human rights situation in
Jordan and the Arab world is a national interest, noting that the idea and
principles of human rights are not a strange affair, but rather values rooted
in our national history and culture.
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This
statement came on the
75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, saying, “We will continue to fight to establish justice and freedom,
and we will not give up on that even if many Western countries in the world
showed that they are not loyal to the principles of human rights, and used
these principles selectively with the application of double standards, and put
interests ahead of them.”
The Center
explained that the Israeli occupation’s aggression against Gaza revealed that
many countries in the world have turned their backs on human rights, were not
moved by the calls for help of the children and women of Gaza, and remained
silent, complicit, or participating in the crime by supporting the Israeli
occupation.
Further,
CDFJ noted that human rights are indivisible, and the right of nations to
resist the occupier is inherent in the principles of human rights and
international humanitarian law, and the Palestinian people must not be stripped
of their right to freedom and self-determination.
The Center
stated that the Israeli occupation, since the beginning of its aggression, has
committed and is still committing war crimes and genocide, and despite that,
the United Nations institutions and the international community have not
succeeded in imposing a ceasefire or bringing in humanitarian aid without
restrictions or conditions.
CDFJ said
that the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights coincides with and is linked to the 75th anniversary of the
Israeli occupation of Palestine, and unless the world recognizes the right of
the people of Palestine to freedom, justice, and independence, the stigma of
shame and disgrace will continue to haunt it.
Moreover,
the Center warned of the dangers to which journalists are exposed in Palestine,
noting that the Israeli occupation has deliberately and systematically killed
77 journalists thus far, more than 300 journalists’ families were martyred,
more than 22 radio stations were closed, and more than 60 media headquarters
were destroyed as a result of being targeted by missiles.
CDFJ added
that more than 1,200 journalists live without shelter in the Gaza Strip, work
under bombardment, and were displaced more than once during the aggression,
indicating that journalists in the West Bank and the 1948 occupied land are
also exposed to serious attacks and violations by the Israeli occupation,
including death and arrest threats, as more than 200 violations have been
documented against journalists in the West Bank and Jerusalem since October 7.
The Center
called on international organizations to act to provide protection for
civilians, especially journalists and to pursue the leaders of the Israeli
occupation who continue their crimes so that they do not escape punishment.
CDFJ
recalled that it had sent an official letter to the High Commissioner for Human
Rights at the United Nations, Mr. Volker Türk, requesting the formation of an
independent investigation committee affiliated with the Human Rights Council,
to monitor and document the Israeli crimes against journalists in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory (oPt). However, as of yet, nothing has happened.
The Center
stressed the need for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to begin an
investigation, and to do what is necessary to prosecute the Israeli occupation
for the crimes it has committed, and is still committing in Gaza since October
7, noting that the Office of the Prosecutor of the Court, Karim Khan, received
a request to investigate the situation in Palestine, issued by five countries:
South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros, and Djibouti.
At the end
of its statement, CDFJ praised the Jordanian position, leadership, and people,
which refuses to undermine the rights of the Palestinian people to freedom and
independence, and their right to self-determination, and supports the
steadfastness of the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, and exposes the
crimes of the Israeli occupation.
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