UN urges funding of Palestinian groups banned by Israel

United Nations human rights experts urged the international community to resume funding to six Palestinian NGOs designated by Israel as terrorist organisations last year. Israel labelled six Palestinian civil society groups as terrorist organisations, despite not substantiating the claims. This included Addameer, a detainees’ rights organisation, Defense for Children International – Palestine, legal NGO Al-Haq, the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees and the Bisan Center for Research and Development. “Israel has had six months to substantiate its …

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