When the rights-based system applies only to some, double standards are reinforced, and impunity spreads.
![Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of food supplies, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 13, 2024 [Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-13T164134Z_1044158942_RC2L16AI2WLX_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-1707908007.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Interim Executive Director at Center for Civilians in Conflict
When the rights-based system applies only to some, double standards are reinforced, and impunity spreads.
![Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of food supplies, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 13, 2024 [Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-13T164134Z_1044158942_RC2L16AI2WLX_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-1707908007.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)