All over the world, ordinary men, women and children – people like and in some cases including ourselves – are suffering at the hands of governments and other powerful groups, in defiance of international law and internationally-agreed human rights. Our demand is simple: those governments and other bodies must be forced to re­-commit to, and held accountable under those laws and declarations, defending all of us – everyone, wherever they live – from violence, oppression, prejudice, lack of access to food, clean water, healthcare, education, safety and security.Everywhere we look, in each corner of the globe, we see peoples’ lives endangered, worsened and ended by such violations of the law, and the international protection of human rights.On 7 October 2023, Hamas, the current elected governing body of Gaza, attacked Israeli people, killing around 1,200 people, and taking 251 men, women and children hostage.