Occupied Palestinian Territory: Letter to Mr. Karim A. A. Khan QC, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

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07 April 2023

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The following is a letter sent by 30 UN independent human rights experts on 23 March 2023 to Mr. Karim A. A. Khan QC, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), concerning the ongoing ICC investigation into alleged war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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