UN experts condemn decades of unfair trials in occupied West Bank
UN experts have denounced the lack of fair trials in the occupied West Bank since June 1967 when the Israeli military imposed its judicial authority in the occupied West Bank.
“The dual court system set up in the occupied West Bank, in violation of international law, has furthered legitimisation of the occupation and illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, through a militarily enforced, draconian penal system that is only applied to Palestinians without due process guarantees,” the experts said in a statement.
“This system also turns a blind eye to settler violence and criminality, allowing it to grow and remain in impunity.”
The experts included Margaret Satterthwaite, special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, and Francesca Albanese, special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
Palestinian killed by Israeli settler near Hebron
Al Jazeera’s correspondent reports that a man was shot dead by an Israeli settler while herding sheep near the town of as-Samu, south of the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
As of June 24, according to UN data, at least 229 Palestinians have been killed and 1,366 injured by Israeli forces or settlers outside of the Gaza Strip this year.
