End administrative detention for Palestinian human rights activist
Mohammad Alzoghayer is a 36-year-old Palestinian community organizer and father of three. On October 23, Israeli forces detained Mohammad Alzoghayer. We expect another bout of prolonged administrative detention, where he has previously been held for many months without charge or trial. Read more about Mohammad's case here.
Israeli authorities routinely use administrative detention against peaceful activists. People can be held indefinitely without trial, sometimes for years. At the end of June 2023, the Israel Prison Service was holding 1,117 Palestinians in administrative detention.
Call on United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to demand that Israeli authorities immediately release human rights activist Mohammad Alzoghayer and end the practice of administrative detention.
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To: Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres
We, the undersigned, call on you to use your position to urge Israeli authorities to immediately release human rights activist Mohammad Alzoghayer, who has been detained since October 23, 2023. We expect another period of prolonged detention without charge or trial. We ask that you call for an end to Israel's use of administrative detention for Palestinians, including peaceful activists. We believe the practice amounts to arbitrary detention, which is illegal under international law. Peaceful protest is a universal right safeguarded by the United Nations. This duty should also hold true for Palestinians.
