Michael Lynk

No end in sight,” says UN human rights expert after five decades of Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory

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Geneva - Emirates Voice

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Michael Lynk, has expressed his deep concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in the OPT, on the eve of the 50th year of the Israeli occupation. “Occupations are inherently temporary and short-term under international law, yet this occupation – after 5Read more

UN rights expert raps Israel for anti-Palestine policy

Geneva - Arab Today

A UN rights expert issued a blistering criticism of Israel’s policies on Monday, deepening a row over alleged anti-Israel bias within the UN following US pressure. In a report, Michael Lynk, UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, charged Israel with “the subjugation of (Palestinians’) humanity” and intensifying a crackdown on human rights campaigners. Lynk made the claims inRead more

UN Must Take Action to Stop Illegal Israeli Settlements in West Bank

Geneva - Arab Today

A United Nations human rights expert has called on the Security Council and the General Assembly to explore effective diplomatic and political measures to ensure Israeli compliance with Security Council resolution 2334 (2016), which affirms that all Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory constitute a flagrant violation of international law. "The settlement announcements by the Israeli Government, only aRead more

Human Rights Defenders Under Growing Legal Pressure in OPT

Geneva - Arab Today

Human rights activists working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory face daily violations of some of the most fundamental protections afforded by international human rights and humanitarian laws, two United Nations independent experts said. "We have received a worrying number of complaints in recent months regarding human rights defenders who are arrested and, in many cases, arbitrarily detained, often apparently asRead more

Araby welcomes appointment of new United Nations rapporteur for occupied Palestinian territories

Cairo - Arab Today

Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Araby welcomed the appointment of Canadian law expert Michael Lynk as the new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. The former rapporteur, Makaram Wibisono, an Indonesian former diplomat, quit earlier this year, saying he failed in his mandate because Israel declined to giveRead more