Center for Constitutional Rights Issues Statement on Deportation of Human Rights Defender Shakir
November 05, 2019
November 05, 2019
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in response to the decision by the Israeli Supreme Court to uphold the order for human rights defender Omar Shakir to leave the country:
"The Israeli court's decision to allow the deportation of human rights defender Omar Shakir because of his advocacy and support for human rights in Israel and Palestine is outrageous, but not shocking.
"The Israeli government, and now the . . .
"The Israeli court's decision to allow the deportation of human rights defender Omar Shakir because of his advocacy and support for human rights in Israel and Palestine is outrageous, but not shocking.
"The Israeli government, and now the . . .