Death threats against employee of Palestinian human rights organisation at ICC in The Hague
Amnesty International is deeply concerned by the continuing death threats and intimidation against Nada Kiswanson-van Hooydonk. She works for Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights organisation, as its permanent representative at the International Criminal Court in The Netherlands.
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textThese threats against Nada Kiswanson are completely unacceptable and obstruct her in her work. Amnesty International fully supports human rights defenders like Nada Kiswanson, no matter where they live.
Amnesty International is shocked by the fact that Nada Kiswanson and her family were threatened through the hacking of a personal email account of one of Amnesty’s senior staff members in The Netherlands.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must ensure that the Dutch government proactively meets its obligations as the host state of the International Criminal Court. The Dutch authorities must ensure the safety and protection of everybody working on International Justice issues in The Netherlands, with adequate recourse to protection mechanisms. This particularly applies to The Hague, a city that promotes itself as a Human Rights Defenders shelter city and the international city of Peace and Justice.
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