Protect human rights work, take action for Laith
Our friend and colleague working to protect human rights in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) is living under a cruel travel ban.
Take action now and tell Israel to lift the travel ban on Laith


Here's why Laith needs your help
Since he joined Amnesty International’s Jerusalem regional office in 2017, our friend and colleague Laith has taken enormous risks to protect the rights of others.
In 2019, we discovered that Israel banned Laith from travelling abroad for unknown ‘security reasons’. We believe that Israel is punishing him for his human rights work. Laith’s case reflects the wider pattern of attacks against human rights defenders in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and it is another chilling signal of Israel’s growing intolerance of critical voices.
For Palestinians living in the OPT, a travel ban means being completely trapped indefinitely, with no way to leave.
Laith has had a difficult year, his mother was diagnosed with cancer in 2019 and had to go to a nearby hospital for treatment. Laith, however, was denied a humanitarian permit and couldn’t be with her during the treatment. Sadly, his mother passed away and Laith was not able to be at her bedside. Laith has hope that with the support of people like you, he will once again be able to travel and defend the rights of others.
Laith is a brave human rights defender who has dedicated his time and effort to support those in need, now we need to help him. With enough pressure, we hope that we can get the Israeli authorities to lift the arbitrary ban before a court hearing on 31 May. We don’t have a lot of time, and every single action counts.
Even though I am facing this restriction on my freedom, I am more encouraged than ever to protect human rights. With your help I know I can keep going. Thank you.
Learn more
- Israel/OPT: Court sets hearing seeking to lift travel ban on Amnesty campaigner
- End cruel travel ban on Amnesty staff member
- Blog Post: Why is Israel preventing me from accompanying my mother to chemotherapy?
- Israel/ OPT: Amnesty staff member faces punitive travel ban for human rights work
- Our work on human rights in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories