Framing Heritage Destruction as a Human Rights Violation

Framing Heritage Destruction as a Human Rights Violation

According to a United Nations report released in June, Israel has destroyed more than half of all religious and cultural sites in Gaza. The UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, said of the findings that attacks on cultural sites, including museums, mosques, and archaeological landmarks, hinder Palestinian self-determination and will have impacts for generations to come. Although it is known that the destruction of cultural and r…