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UN Special Rapporteur New Report Calls for ‘Dismantling of Israeli Settler-Colonial Occupation’

October 18, 2022

By Palestine Chronicle Staff   The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, has submitted her much-anticipated report to the UN General Assembly, concluding that the realization of […]

Israeli Apartheid: It is Time for the Canadian Government to Take Action

April 3, 2022

By Jim Miles Michael Lynk is the UN Special Rapporteur for the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied after the 1967 nakba. He is an Associate Professor of Law at Western University in […]

UN Special Rapporteur Says Israel is Committing Apartheid

March 23, 2022

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Michael Lynk has submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Council, concluding that the situation in occupied Palestine amounts to apartheid, […]

The US Enables Criminal Israeli Behavior

January 15, 2022

By Ron Forthofer Given all the attention focused on the covid-19 pandemic, the Build Back Better bill, the January 6 attack on the Capitol and the media-hyped crises over Ukraine and Taiwan this past year, […]

UN Expert: Israel Must Be Held to Account for Expanding Occupation

December 24, 2021

The international community must hold Israel to account for its 54-year occupation of Palestine, a UN human rights expert said on Thursday, five years after the UN Security Council called for all settlement activities in […]

Settlements are War Crimes: Time to Hold South Africa’s World Zionist Organization Accountable

July 12, 2021

By Iqbal Jassat Michael Lynk, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), has made damning findings on Israel’s illegal settlements. In his report on Friday to the UN Human Rights […]

UN Official, Michael Lynk, Decries ‘War Crimes’ in Occupied Palestine

July 10, 2021

Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank amount to a war crime, a UN official said today, calling on countries to make clear to Israel that its “illegal occupation” cannot be cost-free, Reuters reported. Michael […]

UN Special Rapporteur: Human Rights Situation in Palestine Continues to Be Grim

July 16, 2020

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Michael Lynk, published his annual report on Wednesday, addressing Israel’s illegal policies of collective punishment, which the Palestinian people. […]

The EU’s Delay in Sanctioning Israel Reflects Its Compromised ‘Peace Building’ Agenda

July 2, 2020

By Ramona Wadi According to Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz, 1 July is not “a sacred date” to implement the proposed annexation of more Palestinian land. In response, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu minimized the role played […]

The World Must Halt Israel’s Annexation and Reverse Its Colonization of Palestine

May 9, 2020

By Ramona Wadi UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk’s criticism of the forthcoming US-Israeli annexation of more Palestinian land offers a good start to collective political action against Israel if only the international community would show that […]

UN Special Rapporteur Praises ICC Investigation

January 1, 2020

A formal criminal investigation into war crimes allegations in Palestine is a “momentous step forward in the quest for accountability,” a UN human rights expert said Tuesday of the ICC’s decision, reports Anadolu Agency. Israel Prevents […]

Israel’s New Moves to Airbrush the Occupation

October 29, 2019

By Jonathan Cook The United Nations’ independent expert on human rights in the Palestinian territories issued a damning verdict last week on what he termed “the longest belligerent occupation in the modern world”. Michael Lynk, […]

Israel Prevents UN Special Rapporteur Lynk from Traveling to Palestine (VIDEO)

October 25, 2019

Special rapporteur of the United Nations Organization on human rights in Palestine Michael Lynk condemned Israel for preventing him Thursday from traveling to the Palestinian territories, violating thus established procedures and protocols. At a press conference […]

UN Special Rapporteur: Israel ‘Moving Rapidly’ towards West Bank Annexation

July 13, 2019

The UN special rapporteur for the situation in Palestine on Friday raised a concern about the lack of human rights accountability in Palestine and said Israel eyed further territorial annexation, reports Anadolu Agency. Michael Lynk’s remarks […]

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