27 AUGUST 2021
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today＊s noon briefing by St谷phane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
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Question:? Thank you, St谷phane.? I have two questions.? The first, the Palestinian Authority last Saturday arrested about 30 Palestinian activists who were peacefully demonstrating in favour of a transparent trial of the killers of Nizar Banat.? Do you have any comment on that?
Spokesman:? Listen, we have＃? about the specific case, we’ve expressed our concern.? We’ve called for a full investigation, and we always stand by the people’s right to demonstrate freely and peacefully and for the authorities to allow them to do so free of harassment.
Question:? My second question＃
Spokesman:? Ev＃? yes.
Question:??＃St谷phane, about the Palestinian woman arrested in March and she was four months pregnant, she’s expected to give birth anytime, any day now.? And I raised her case before, and I sent a letter that she sent from her prison cell, appealing to the whole world to let her give birth in a hospital, not in a prison cell.? However, Mr. Tor Wennesland did not respond to my letter.? Do you have any explanation?
Spokesman:? Let me reach out and find out what the situation is.
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For information media. Not an official record.
Document Sources: Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Global Communications
Country: Palestine (State of)
Subject: Governance, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Legal issues, Prisoners and detainees, Protests, Women
Publication Date: 27/08/2021
URL source: /press/en/2021/db210827.doc.htm