Al-Haq Organization has submitted its oral intervention at the 44th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council under the third item “Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health”. Al-Haq also has stated that according to WHO, the occupied Palestinian territory has one of the highest burdens of adolescent mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Moreover, Al-Haq has warned from the fact that Israel maintains an arbitrary permit regime, controlling access to essential healthcare outside of Gaza and preconditioning urgent and lifesaving treatment for thousands of Palestinians, in what amounts to ill-treatment and, in the most severe cases, arbitrary deprivation of life. To check the news, click here