OPEN LETTER TO THE ISRAELI AUTHORITIES/ Re: Gaza - Human rights defenders prevented from travelling to attend international conferences and meetings in Europe

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights - FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture - OMCT) are writing to express their concerns regarding a decision of Israeli Military Administration (IMA) to reject the permits requests to exit Gaza submitted by four Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), including two winners of human rights awards, that had planned to travel to Brussels (via Jordan) to attend a major conference and meetings…

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Source: fidh.org

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