Issa Amro

Issa Amro is a Palestinian activist based in Hebron, West Bank. He is the founder and director of Youth Against Settlements. This peaceful group documents the alleged abuse by Israeli soldiers and settlers, in addition to organizing protests against Israeli policies in Hebron. As a spokesman of the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian Territories, Amro advocates the use of peaceful activism. Amro was declared “human rights defender of the year in Palestine” in 2010 by the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Amro has been arrested numerous times for his non-violent human rights work and is being indicted by the Israeli military court with 18 charges against him. The United Nations Human Rights Council has expressed concern for Amro due to the harassment, intimidation, and reprisals he receives from Israeli soldiers and settlers.