Al-Haq is a Palestinian non-governmental organization (NGO) ¹ and a U.S. Department of State-designated terrorist organization as well as a major supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) of Israel movement. ^{2 3}

Controversy

In September 2025, Al-Haq was one of three organizations, the other two being the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, to be sanctioned by the U.S State Department over their participation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute Israeli officials over allegations of crimes committed by the IDF and Israeli government during the ongoing Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza. Top officials being targeted by the ICC include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, both being issued arrest warrants by the ICC on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes in 2024. In a statement, the U.S State Department announced, “The ongoing actions of the ICC set a dangerous precedent for all nations, and we will actively oppose actions that threaten our national interests and infringe on the sovereignty of the United States and our allies, including Israel.” ⁴ Al-Haq released a statement calling the sanctions ““heinous” and “a coward, immoral, illegal & undemocratic act.” ⁴

1. Public Relations “About Al-Haq.” Al-Haq, October 16, 2010. https://www.alhaq.org/about-alhaq/7136.html
2. U.S. Department of State. “Foreign Terrorist Organizations.” Accessed September 3, 2022. https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/
3. Al-Haq. “Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) statement on BDS movement.” February 8, 2016. Accessed September 3, 2022. https://www.alhaq.org/palestinian-human-rights-organizations-council/6442.html
4. Wendler, Jacob. “State Department sanctions NGOs tied to International Criminal Court’s Israel probe.” Politico, September 4, 2025. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/04/palestinian-icc-state-department-sanctions-00545374