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DAWN Joins 70+ Organizations Urging Maersk Shareholders to Demand Human Rights Accountability in Arms Shipments to Israel

Danish shipping giant Maersk’s shareholders should use their vote at today’s Annual General Meeting to ensure the company upholds its own commitments to human rights and the principles of international

DAWN Statement on Israel's Renewed Assault on Gaza and U.S. Complicity

(Washington, D.C., March 18, 2025) — In response to Israeli airstrikes on Gaza that reportedly killed and injured over 1,000 Palestinians since last night and statements by Israeli officials that

DAWN Statement on U.S. Airstrikes in Yemen

In response to U.S. aerial attacks on Yemen on March 15, 2025, which reportedly killed 31 people, and Houthi counterattacks on a U.S. warship on March 16, DAWN issued the

Assal Rad, Sean Yom and Mira Al-Hussein Join DAWN as Non-Resident Fellows

(Washington, D.C., March 12, 2025) — Three regional experts have joined DAWN as its newest non-resident fellows: Middle East scholar and analyst Assal Rad, political scientist and professor Sean Yom,

DAWN Joins 124 Organizations Urging Congress to Restore UNRWA Funding

DAWN has joined 124 civil society organizations in calling on Congress to restore U.S. funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) by co-sponsoring the

UN Security Council: Endorse Arab League Gaza Reconstruction Plan

(Washington, D.C., March 4, 2025) – The United Nations Security Council should endorse the Arab League’s Gaza reconstruction proposal, which Egypt presented at the emergency Arab League summit in Cairo

DAWN Statement About House Foreign Affairs Committee's Decision to Rename the Occupied West Bank

DAWN issues the following statement below in response to the decision to refer to the occupied West Bank by its Hebrew biblical name, Judea and Samaria, in the House Foreign

FAQs About DAWN's ICC Referral

-- Why are you urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate American officials?

International Criminal Court: Investigate Biden, Blinken and Austin for Aiding and Abetting Israeli Crimes in Gaza

(Washington, February 24, 2025) - The International Criminal Court should investigate the complicity of U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in

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