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UN deems Israel’s detention of Gaza doctor ‘arbitrary’ as health fears mount

GENEVA: A UN human rights body on Monday called Israel’s detention of Gazan doctor Hussam Abu Safiya arbitrary and urged his immediate release, as rights groups and his lawyer warned that his life was in imminent danger. In its finding, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said that Israel’s actions contravened multiple articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. “The appropriate remedy would be to release Mr.

World Cup round-up: Ronaldo's dream is over, all three co-hosts are eliminated and Fifa's crisis deepens | The National

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