UN calls for immediate, unconditional release of detained Global Sumud aid flotilla members

The UN Human Rights Office on Wednesday called on Israel to “immediately and unconditionally release” two members of the Global Sumud humanitarian aid flotilla who were detained at sea and are being held in Israel “without charge,” Anadolu Agency reports. “Israel must immediately and unconditionally release Global Sumud Flotilla members Saif Abukeshek and Thiago de Avila, who were detained in international waters and brought to Israel where they continue to be held without charge,” spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said in a statement. “It is not a crime to show solidarity and attempt to bring humanitarian aid to the Palestinian population in Gaza, who are in dire need of it,” he added. Al-Kheetan also said allegations of “severe mistreatment” involving the two detainees […]