DAWN Statement on Bill to Sanction the International Criminal Court,...
(Washington, D.C., January 27, 2025) — In response to the impending Senate vote on imposing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) (the "Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act"), DAWN...
View ArticleRevocation of Sanctions against Violent Israeli Settlers Will Encourage...
Decision underscores ongoing American failure to hold Israel accountable and protect Palestinian rights, further fueling violence against civilians in the West Bank (Washington, D.C., January 27,...
View ArticleDAWN Statement on the Sentencing of Sen. Bob Menendez and Egypt's Corrupt...
(Washington, D.C., January 29, 2025) – In response to the sentencing today by the Federal Court of the Southern District of New York of former New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez to 11 years...
View ArticleDAWN Statement on Trump Proposal to Seize Gaza, Expel Palestinians
(Washington, D.C., February 5, 2025) — In response to U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to "own" Gaza and ethnically cleanse its Palestinian population, DAWN issues the...
View ArticleDAWN Response to Trump Administration Sanctions Against the International...
(February 6, 2025, Washington, D.C.) – In response to the issuance of President Trump's executive order creating sanctions for employees of the International Criminal Court and other individuals the...
View ArticleJordan: Five Questions to Ask King Abdullah During D.C. Visit
(Washington D.C., February 11, 2025) – As King Abdullah of Jordan visits Washington D.C., DAWN urges members of Congress and the media to ask him the following questions: 1- Will King Abdullah...
View ArticleEgypt: Immediately Release Mohamed Ahmed Hasan Thabet, 73, After Over Five...
(Washington D.C., February 12, 2025) — Egyptian authorities should immediately release Mohamed Ahmed Hasan Thabet, a 73-year old Egyptian businessman, whom it has unjustly detained for over five years...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: Public Investment Fund Meeting Whitewashes Abuses
Miami Event Controlled by Fund Linked to Abuses (Washington D.C.. February 19, 2025) – Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is sponsoring an investment conference in Miami and further...
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International Criminal Court: Investigate Biden, Blinken and Austin for...
Trump Administration Sanctions against Court, Plans for Forced Displacement of Palestinians, Also Constitute International Crimes (Washington D.C., February 24, 2025) – The International Criminal...
View ArticleDAWN Statement About House Foreign Affairs Committee's Decision to Rename the...
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 Affairs Committee....
View ArticleUN Security Council: Endorse Arab League Gaza Reconstruction Plan
Arab League Proposal Paves the Way for a Palestinian-led Future in Gaza (Washington, D.C., March 4, 2025) – The United Nations Security Council should endorse the Arab League's Gaza reconstruction...
View ArticleAssal Rad, Sean Yom and Mira Al-Hussein Join DAWN as Non-Resident Fellows
New Fellows Bring Expertise on Iran, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf Region to the Organization (Washington, D.C., March 12, 2025) — Three regional experts have joined DAWN as its newest...
View ArticleDAWN Statement on U.S. Airstrikes in Yemen
(Washington, D.C., March 16, 2025) —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...
View ArticleDAWN 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...
View ArticleU.N: Investigate Bulldozers Used by Israel for Home Demolitions in Gaza, West...
Twenty-two years after the Israeli army crushed American activist Rachel Corrie to death with a D9 during a home demolition in Gaza, Israel is using the same machines to destroy Palestinian homes at...
View ArticleDAWN Welcomes Deirdre O'Brien as Director of Development
(Washington, D.C., March 25, 2025) – Deirdre O'Brien, a fundraising and international human rights expert, has joined DAWN as Director of Development, the organization announced today.O'Brien will...
View ArticleMorocco: Activist Sentenced for Peaceful Speech
End Repression; Respect Fundamental Rights (Beirut, March 27, 2025) – A Casablanca Court on March 3, 2025, sentenced a prominent activist, Fouad Abdelmoumni, to six months in prison and fines over a...
View ArticleU.S. Strikes on Yemen are Unconstitutional and Violate U.N. Charter
Congress should exercise its authority to stop strikes on Yemen (Washington D.C., March 27, 2025) – U.S. airstrikes across Yemen since March 15 are unconstitutional acts of war that lack congressional...
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DAWN's 2024 Annual Report
DAWN's 2024 Annual Report Provides a Window into Our Bold Advocacy for U.S. Foreign Policy Reform We are pleased to share this message from Executive Director Sarah Leah Whitson introducing DAWN's...
View ArticleDAWN Response to Senate Vote on Arms Sales to Israel
In response to the U.S. Senate's April 3, 2025, vote rejecting two resolutions introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders to block $8.8 billion in arms sales to Israel, DAWN issues the following...
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