Germany: British Palestinian Doctor Denied Schengen Entry

By Human Rights Watch

(London, May 10, 2024) – Germany’s government needs to explain publicly if it has imposed a Schengen-wide entry ban on a prominent British-Palestinian surgeon and academic, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, and, if so, the reasons why, Human Rights Watch said today. Dr. Abu Sittah has in recent weeks been denied entry to Germany and France and, on May 9, 2024, Dutch officials informed the Palestinian Ambassador to the Netherlands that Dr. Abu Sittah would not be allowed to enter the country on May 15 for an event at the Palestinian Embassy in The Hague. Dr. Abu Sittah was denied entry to France on May 4,…

Read complete article

~	Why autistic people must be at the heart of autism research

~	Europe’s climate laws could spell the end to low-cost flights - but what about private jets?

~	South Korea: Climate case before South Korea’s Constitutional Court could set human rights precedent

~	Cairo fears a ‘boomerang effect’ of pro-Palestine protests

~	MediSecure data breach: why is health data so lucrative for hackers?

~	What’s the difference between fiscal and monetary policy?

~	Has logging really stopped in Victoria? What the death of an endangered glider tells us

~	Three activists on why they refuse to be silent in older age

~	Our research shows what the rental market is really like for international students

~	Is it time for Australia to reassess its position on France’s role in New Caledonia?