On 19 October, 2021, the Israeli Defence Minister formally designated the human rights organisation Al-Haq, recipient of the 2019 Human Rights and Business Award, as a “terrorist organisation” under Israeli law, along with five other Palestinian human rights groups and civic organisations working in the West Bank: Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Bisan Center for Research and Development, Defense for Children International – Palestine, the Union of Agricultural Work Committee and the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees.

CSOs have called on the international community to take a strong stance and condemn this designation, which is seen as a clear act of intimidation to silence rights groups and human rights defenders.