“We are like outcasts” by Margherita Capacci

“The impact of the sanctions has been huge on PCHR, it goes beyond what we first anticipated”, says Basel al-Sourani, from The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR). Founded in 1995 and based in Gaza, PCHR provides legal aid to Palestinians on the ground and has worked to provide evidence and connect victims and witnesses with the International Criminal Court (ICC). Al-Sourani warns that “no one else” will do that documenting work. His organisation is trying to continue engaging with the Hague Court, he says. But “instead of putting all our efforts towards documenting the genocidal crimes committed by Israel since October 2023 and ensure there is accountability for all the crimes committed, we had to put efforts and resources to deal with the impact of those sanctions.”