Allegation Letter regarding Ongoing Home Demolitions of Bedouin Communities in the Naqab/Negev, Israel (12 October 2020)
To: Israel
Subject: Information received concerning ongoing home demolitions by the Israeli state aimed at evicting indigenous Bedouin communities, part of the Arab Palestinian minority, from the Naqab/Negev region. Criminal and administrative sanctions reportedly deter human rights defenders, including Sheikh Sayah Abu Madhi’m al-Turi and family, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, heightening health risks for those facing forced eviction.
Mandates: Housing; Cultural Rights; Human Rights Defenders; Indigenous Peoples; Internally Displaced Persons; Minority Issues; Racism