Ravina Shamdasani

UN rights office spokeswoman

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Particularly at this time, when human rights are under attack by so many, including so many in powerful positions, this award to Navi Pillay is a testament to how important and how relevant human rights are to everything we do,
On the threat of expulsion due to children’s kite flying, I hope we can all agree that this is outrageous,
Settler violence and the expansion of annexation of Palestinian territory in the West Bank are worsening,
We are alarmed by the Israeli Government’s announcement to further increase the number of settlements and outposts and open calls by Israeli leaders for revenge and collective punishment against Palestinian communities,
With attacks by Israeli settlers, and the creation of settlements and outposts, hitting an all-time high, third states must act urgently and in unison to halt the continuing killing and dispossession of the Palestinian people, and to bring an end to the Israeli occupation,
The onus is on the forces that carried out the attack to investigate it,

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