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Widow of slain Palestinian doctor urges UN to secure return of bodies

Original: 📌 # geneva – In a statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Yasmin Al-Bursh, wife of slain Palestinian docto

In Geneva, Yasmin Al-Bursh addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council, wife of Palestinian doctor Adnan Al-Bursh, who died in Israeli custody. She called for international pressure on Israeli authorities to release his body and those of more than 1,700 other Palestinians being held, so families can bury their dead. Her appeal adds to growing calls at the UN over treatment of Palestinian detainees and the return of remains.

Why now: Her emotional appeal to the Human Rights Council over detainees' bodies resonates amid ongoing scrutiny of deaths in Israeli custody

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• 📌 # geneva – In a statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Yasmin Al-Bursh, wife of slain Palestinian doctor Adnan Al-Bursh, called for pressure on Israeli authorities to release his body and the bodies of other Palestinians (>1700) they are holding, allowing… · villebooks · 9

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