PHROC Sends Letter to UN High Commissioner and Special Rapporteurs on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders
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- Issuing public statements affirming unambiguously the duty of all states to respect and protect the rights of freedom of expression, association, and assembly, amongst other rights, while affirming the right to participate in and call for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) actions;
- Investigating and reporting, by means of country visits or otherwise, attacks against HRDs in the OPT, Israel, and other countries where HRDs working on issues related to Palestine face intimidation or arbitrary legislative or administrative restrictions;
- Intervening with all states concerned for guarantees of the safety and integrity of HRDs currently at risk or under attack, and for an immediate halt and reversal in state policies which facilitate these attacks; and
- Requesting the office of the OHCHR and the delegation of the European Union in the OPT and Israel to extend their protection to all HRDs, including those active in the BDS movement.
The full text of the letter can be found here.
Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council
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