New Report: Scholasticide in Gaza

A landmark multidisciplinary report documenting the systematic destruction of Palestinian higher education in Gaza and the ongoing resilience of universities, students, and academics.

Report Launch | Scholasticide and Genocide in Gaza: Assessment, Testimonial and Legal Analysis

Launch of PCHR’s new report on scholasticide and genocide in Gaza, examining education, international law, accountability and Gaza’s future.

Hosted by Friends of Palestinian Universities (FPU), the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), and the Centre for Palestine Studies (CPS) at SOAS University of London.

Join Friends of Palestinian Universities, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), and the Centre for Palestine Studies (CPS) at SOAS University of Londonfor the launch of PCHR’s new report, Scholasticide and Genocide in Gaza: Assessment, Testimonial and Legal Analysis.Drawing on testimonies and affidavits collected in Gaza, extensive documentation, UN reporting, academic research and international jurisprudence, this major report examines the systematic destruction of Gaza’s educational system and its impact on students, teachers, academics and Palestinian society. It documents the scholasticide in Gaza through the killing and harm of students, teachers and academics, the destruction of educational institutions, and the obstruction of access to education, alongside an assessment of these acts under international law and the Genocide Convention.Beyond the destruction of schools and universities, the report examines the profound and long-term consequences of scholasticide for Palestinian intellectual and cultural life, the right to education, and the ability of present and future generations to learn, rebuild and sustain their communities.This launch brings together Palestinian and UK-based lawyers and academics to discuss the report’s findings, the relationship between scholasticide and genocide, questions of international law and accountability, and the future of education and higher education in Gaza.

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Speakers

Raji Sourani

Raji Sourani is a leading Palestinian human rights lawyer and the founder and Director of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza. For more than four decades, he has worked to advance human rights, accountability and the rule of law, representing victims of human rights violations before domestic and international bodies. His work has focused particularly on international criminal law and the pursuit of accountability through international legal mechanisms. He received the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in 1991 and the Right Livelihood Award in 2013 in recognition of his longstanding human rights advocacy.

Prof. Nimer Sultany

Professor Nimer Sultany is Professor of Law at SOAS University of London and Chair of the Centre for Palestine Studies. His research focuses on public law, legal and political theory, comparative constitutionalism, international law and human rights. Before joining SOAS, he practised human rights law in Palestine and directed the Political Monitoring Project at Mada al-Carmel. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Palestine Yearbook of International Law. His book, Law and Revolution: Legitimacy and Constitutionalism After the Arab Spring, received the 2018 ICON-S Book Prize and the Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship.

Dr Ahmed Abu Shaban

Dr Ahmed Abu Shaban is an agricultural economist whose work focuses on food systems, climate resilience and recovery in communities affected by conflict. He is Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine at Al-Azhar University in Gaza and has held visiting and adjunct academic positions in Canada. His research examines Palestinian agriculture, food security, natural-resource management and the effects of conflict on higher education. He has also contributed to efforts documenting the destruction of Gaza’s universities and to discussions on the recovery and rebuilding of higher education, agriculture and food systems in Gaza.

Prof. Michelle Farrell (Chair)

Professor Michelle Farrell is Professor of International Law at the University of Liverpool’s School of Law and Social Justice. Her research focuses on international law and human rights, particularly state power and violence, the prohibition of torture and other forms of ill-treatment, conflict, counter-terrorism and states of emergency. She is the author of The Prohibition on Torture in Exceptional Circumstances and co-editor of Human Rights in the Media: Fear and Fetish. Her work draws on critical theory and historical approaches to examine the operation and limitations of international human rights law.

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