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Monday, August 7, 2023
Top UN official condemns Gaza death sentences
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A senior United Nations official condemns the Hamas terror group that rules the Gaza Strip for issuing a series death sentences.
“Yesterday, the military appeal court in #Gaza upheld 6 death sentences and converted a life sentence to one of death – all against civilians,” tweets
Lynn Hastings, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Palestine.
She notes that 9 other death sentences have been upheld this year and that “authorities in Gaza have executed 5 of the 28 men sentenced to death since 2022.”
“The death sentence should be abolished as per international obligations and rights to a fair trial of all persons being prosecuted be guaranteed,” she says.
Yesterday, the military appeal court in #Gaza upheld 6 death sentences and converted a life sentence to one of death – all against civilians. In addition to these sentences in 2023, the courts of appeal and cassation have upheld 9 other death sentences. In 2022, 21 death…
— Lynn Hastings (@LynnHastings) August 7, 2023
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