Committee to Protect Journalists: UN Expert Committee - Israel's Detention of Palestinian Journalists Unlawful
October 30, 2024
October 30, 2024
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news release:
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The finding follows CPJ's submission; expert body requests journalist's immediate release due to arbitrary detention.
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United Nations legal experts determined that Israel's detention of three Palestinian journalists -- Moath Amarneh, Mohammad Badr, and Ameer Abu Iram -- is discriminatory, arbitrary, and in violation of international law.
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The finding follows CPJ's submission; expert body requests journalist's immediate release due to arbitrary detention.
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United Nations legal experts determined that Israel's detention of three Palestinian journalists -- Moath Amarneh, Mohammad Badr, and Ameer Abu Iram -- is discriminatory, arbitrary, and in violation of international law.