France: Decision to deny entry to veteran Palestinian human rights defender a blatant assault on human rights

By Amnesty International

The decision by French authorities to deny visa access to prominent Palestinian human rights defender and General Director of Al-Haq, Shawan Jabarin, who was due to travel to the country this week as part for an advocacy trip, is an alarming setback for human rights. Al-Haq, the oldest Palestinian human rights organisation and a pioneer […] The post France: Decision to deny entry to veteran Palestinian human rights defender a blatant assault on human rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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