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The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has condemned the execution of five prisoners by Hamas, the de facto authorities in Gaza, i

“Palestine is obliged to abolish executions,” says a spokesperson for the United Nations human-rights commissioner, citing concern the terror group may not have met “international fair trial standards.”

Human Rights Office calls on terror group 'to establish a moratorium on all executions' in the coastal enclave

We call on the State of Palestine to take robust measures to abolish the death penalty in all its territory - Click the link for more details.

Five men were executed in the early hours of Sept. 4, 2022, an act which, says the Office, was in stark violation of the State of Palestine’s own domestic law and its obligations under international law.

By ignoring U.S. reports and submissions in favor of the baselessaccusations of a highly ideological NGO, the U.N. Committee on theElimination of Racial Discrimination has demonstrated that it isnot a legitimate partner in the effort to address racialdiscrimination in the U.S. Barring a major improvement in thecommittee's procedures, withdrawal from the U.N. review processwould be fully justified.

As you know, after four years as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, my mandate ends next week, on 31 August.The world has changed fundamentally over the course of my mandate.I would

Is capital punishment an effective crime deterrent? Opponents of capital punishment warn that a weak rule of law and inefficient criminal justice system raise the risk of a miscarriage of justice.

A lawmaker is once again pushing for the revival of death penalty even if the country is barred by an international agreement from reintroducing capital punishment.

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