Israel urged to release French-Palestinian human rights lawyer

LONDON, 17 August 2022, (TON): Human Rights Watch has called on Israel to release 37-year-old French-Palestinian human rights lawyer Salah Hamouri and reinstate his residency status in his home city of Jerusalem.

HRW said “hamouri was arrested on March 7 at his home in East Jerusalem based on secret evidence, and has had no charges brought against him since.”

His residency was revoked on Oct. 17 last year on grounds of breaching allegiance to Israel, and for his alleged association with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

He was accused of hostile, dangerous and significant activity against the state of Israel.

HRW said “under international law, occupying countries are forbidden from compelling occupied peoples to swear allegiance to them.”

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