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Israel: UN expert welcomes Dutch firm’s decision to pull out of an illegal Israeli project in East Jerusalem
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GENEVA (10 September 2013) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Richard Falk today welcomed the decision made by the Dutch multinational company Royal HaskoningDHV to terminate its contract with the...
“Israel must stop harassment, intimidation and abusive treatment of rights defender Issa Amro”
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GENEVA (13 August 2013) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts* expressed deep concern at the alleged ongoing judicial harassment, intimidation and abusive treatment directed...
Collective punishment in Gaza must end: Israel’s blockade enters its 7th year – UN Special Rapporteur
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GENEVA, 14 June 2013 – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967, Richard Falk, called today on Israel to end...
“In occupied Palestine, there’s no distorting the facts on the ground” – UN Special Rapporteur
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GENEVA (6 June 2013) – “Neither Israel nor its proxies can justify the facts on the ground in occupied Palestine,” said United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the...
Israel: UN expert warns against Israel’s plans for a six-lane settlement highway in East Jerusalem
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GENEVA (13 May 2013) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Richard Falk today called for an immediate halt to construction of a settlement highway in Beit Safafa (East Jerusalem), also known as the...
The death of a Palestinian prisoner while undergoing interrogation in an Israeli facility must be investigated
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GENEVA (27 February 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Richard Falk, today called for an international investigation on the death...
Israel: UN expert calls for the immediate release of three Palestinian detainees on hunger strike held without charges
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GENEVA (13 February 2013) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Richard Falk today called for the immediate release of three Palestinian detainees held without charges by Israel. Mr. Falk expressed deep...
Israel must deliver on cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip – UN Special Rapporteur
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CAIRO (5 December 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967, Richard Falk, called today on Israel to...
“Boycott businesses that profit from Israeli settlements” – UN Special Rapporteur
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NEW YORK (25 October 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, today called on the UN General Assembly and...