In a statement on Wednesday, the NCHR urged the activation of UN legal accountability mechanisms against any party promoting or enacting forced displacement policies.
In partnership with human rights organizations, the council announced the launch of an international campaign to compile a detailed report documenting international law violations ingrained in Trump’s plans.
According to the statement, this report will be submitted to the UN and international judicial bodies.
The NCHR advocated for the implementation of the UN General Assembly resolution aimed at establishing a fully sovereign Palestinian state and addressing the partition of Palestinian territories.
On Tuesday evening, US President Trump, flanked by a war-mongering Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at a presser in the White House, announced a shocking colonialist plan for the United States to “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently displace its native Palestinian population, drawing immediate regional and international condemnation.
Trump disclosed his plan days after proposing “relocating” and “cleaning out” more than two million Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt, Jordan, and other Arab and Muslim countries, also drawing Arab and international condemnation.
Egypt, Jordan, Palestinians, and Arab countries rejected all of Trump's proposals to displace the Palestinian people from their homeland, reaffirming that the establishment of a Palestinian state on 4 June 1967 under a two-state solution is the only just solution to the Palestinian cause.
International law?
The council asserted that Trump’s statements violate international humanitarian law, human rights principles, and the United Nations Charter.
Trump’s proposals contravene the Fourth Geneva Conventions, which prohibit the forcible transfer of people under occupation and collective punishment.
They also breach the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which guarantees freedom of movement and residence, noted the NCHR.
“The Gaza Strip, as an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territory, enjoys full legal protection under international law. The call for deportation falls within the framework of international crimes punishable by the International Criminal Court (Article 8), which includes forcible transfer as a war crime,” the statement read.
The NCHR warned that such rhetoric not only incites violence but also furthers policies of ethnic cleansing, undermining prospects for a just peace in the region.
Shout-out to int’l community!
The NCHR urged the international community to cease political, financial, and military support for any entity that violates international law.
It also stressed the necessity of supporting ongoing international investigations into violations of Palestinian rights, including UN reports on war crimes in the occupied territories.
Additionally, the statement underscored the importance of supporting the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in prosecuting perpetrators of war and genocidal crimes in the Palestinian territories, calling for the inclusion of parties supporting these violations on international sanctions lists.
In November 2024, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yaov Gallant on charges of committing war crimes against the Palestinian people in their war on the Gaza Strip.
The council also urged strengthening mechanisms for humanitarian and legal support for Palestinians facing displacement and settlement policies.
It stressed the urgency of reviving peace negotiations based on the two-state solution, adhering to the 1967 borders and international legitimacy resolutions.
Moreover, the Egyptian human rights watchdog condemned the international community's silence on such statements as moral complicity and warned that settlement expansion and forced displacement policies would only exacerbate regional crises.
“Targeting civilians and depriving them of their basic rights is a demolition of the system of shared human values,” the statement concluded.
Trump’s proposals to liquidate the Palestinian cause — met with strong condemnation — came amid a fragile three-phase ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza war, which went into effect on 19 January.
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