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Palestinian rights group alleges judicial abuse

reuters.com — The Palestinian human rights group al-Haq accused the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday of undermining judicial independence in the occupied West Bank and appealed to Western donors to intervene. Al-Haq director Shahwan Jabbarin

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  • foopirata, on 09/04/2008, -5/+12Where's yellowshmock with some totally irrelevant post? /me looks around, bewildered.
  • RightHand, on 09/05/2008, -5/+7The sooner the incorruptible Hamas takes over the PA the better. The Zionist-corrupted-Fatah's day is done. Like Olmert's dance of death for peace to stay out of court/jail, Abbas is stuck with the devil's deal with the untrustworthy Zionists.

    RTE Irish National Radio:What's the main difference between Obama and Palin? One is a well got out, sexy piece of eye candy. The other one shoots her food.
    • bernk1, on 09/05/2008, -2/+7"... the incorruptible Hamas ..." - Hamas takes "Thou shalt not steal" seriously, while it ignores "Thou shalt not murder."
  • RightHand, on 09/05/2008, -4/+6Israeli Extra-Judicial Executions --- Al-Haq human rights/ Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR)
    http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=vie ... TFA
    Under international law, these are crimes of war and against humanity. On March 1, the Palestinian human rights organization, Al-Haq, issued a statement saying: "Many of the recent Israeli attacks constitute war crimes which may amount to grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, for which (Israelis are) criminally responsible" and must face trial. Al-Haq called on the international community to act because "All states have criminal jurisdiction to try (the) accused....by virtue of the principle of universal jurisdiction....No excuse can therefore justify their inaction in view of the unlawful wilful killing of (Palestinian) civilians in" occupied Palestine.
    ..

    Haaretz --- Report finds unfair judicial procedures in military courts. IDF, only 0.29% of the 8,854 cases that produced verdicts in the territories' military courts ended in acquittals, and only 5% of those cases
    http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/942022.html
    Tawil says he doesn't remember a single acquittal like this in 10 years concerning a suspicion of kidnapping, possessing a firearm and assaulting an Israeli citizen. "Due to doubt I acquit you, but you will have to appear in court by the ruling.

  • BrendaE, on 09/05/2008, -0/+9Great article. Thanks for the shout.
  • Kizilbash, on 09/05/2008, -4/+4Wow, you actually noticed Al-Haq.

    I'm sure you will support the lifting of the travel ban against its General Director, then?

    "The Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) has issued its decision in the case brought by the General Director of Al-Haq, Mr. Shawan Jabarin, against the Commander of the Israeli military forces in the West Bank. Mr. Jabarin was challenging the arbitrary, indefinite and unconditional travel ban imposed on him by the Israeli military authorities, which prevents him from leaving the West Bank."
    http://www.alhaq.org/etemplate.php?id=382
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