{"id":125875,"date":"2026-05-14T10:13:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T05:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=125875"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T05:13:48","slug":"un-rights-chief-calls-on-israel-to-abolish-oct-7-military-tribunal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/125875\/","title":{"rendered":"UN rights chief calls on Israel to abolish Oct 7 military tribunal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>GENEVA(National Times)- The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday called on Israel to repeal a newly established special military tribunal to try Palestinians accused of taking part in Hamas\u2019 Oct 7 raid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel\u2019s parliament&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1999623\">passed<\/a>&nbsp;a law establishing the tribunal, with the authority to hand down the death penalty, late on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The special court is set to try attackers captured during or after the raid. It will also try those suspected of holding prisoners in Gaza. According to Israeli media, around 400 suspects are expected to stand trial before the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere must be full accountability for these horrific attacks, but this cannot be achieved through trials that fall short of international standards,\u201d Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in a statement. \u201cThis law must be overturned,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis law will inevitably institutionalise one-sided justice and discrimination against Palestinians, which cannot be in anyone\u2019s interest and runs counter to international human rights law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GENEVA(National Times)- The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday called on Israel to repeal a newly established special military tribunal to try Palestinians accused of taking part in Hamas\u2019 Oct 7 raid. 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