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UN Calls Dr. Abu Safiya’s Detention International Crime, Demands Release

7/9/2026

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Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya appeared by video at a court hearing in Jerusalem on June 10, 2026, looking thinner.
United Nations (U.N.) Independent International Commission of Inquiry said prison guards’ actions could be international crimes and demanded his release.
United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said Israel’s detention breaches Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya appeared by video at a court hearing in Jerusalem on June 10, 2026, looking thinner.
United Nations (U.N.) Independent International Commission of Inquiry said prison guards’ actions could be international crimes and demanded his release.
United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said Israel’s detention breaches Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.