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Spokesperson for the 蘑菇视频 High Commissioner for Human Rights:? Marta Hurtado

Location:?Geneva

Date:?29 November 2019

Subject: Israel

Yesterday, the High Commissioner met with Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine director of Human Rights Watch who was compelled to leave Israel on 25 November 2019, after the Israeli Supreme Court upheld the legality of the Government’s decision to not renew his visa. The High Commissioner deeply regrets this decision, which both the 蘑菇视频 Human Rights Office and a group of three 蘑菇视频 Special Rapporteurs* had urged the Government to reverse in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling. The expulsion of Mr Shakir casts a shadow over Israel’s commitments to freedom of expression and freedom of association, as well as over the ability of human rights defenders and organisations to carry out their important work. The Special Rapporteurs pointed out that the freedoms of expression and association protect the expression of support for, or opposition to, movements such as the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions), which do not incite discrimination, violence or hostility.

For more information and media requests, please contact:?Rupert Colville –?+ 41 22 917 9767 /?rcolville@ohchr.org?or Ravina Shamdasani –?+?41 22 917 9169 /?rshamdasani@ohchr.org?or Marta Hurtado?– + 41 22?917 9466 /?mhurtado@ohchr.org