UN Rights Investigator Blasts Israel Over Corrie Ruling
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'Defeat for Justice and Accountability' .
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http://news.antiwar.com/2012/08/30/un-rights-investigator-blasts-israel-over-corrie-ruling/
by Jason Ditz, August 30, 2012 .
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UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Richard Falk issued a statement
today blasting an Israeli court for yesterday's Rachel Corrie civil suit
ruling, saying it represented a 'defeat for justice and accountability
and a victory for impunity for the Israeli military.'
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The lawsuit was brought by the parents of slain activist Rachel Corrie,
and sought only $1, a tacit admission of wrongdoing. The court rejected
the case, and the judge declared that Corrie brought her death upon
herself. .
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Falk termed the ruling a "sad outcome, above all for the Corrie family
but also for the rule of law." The Corries intend to appeal the case to
the Israeli high court, though since the Israeli Defense Ministry has
barred most witnesses from the trial the case is seen as more or less a
foregone conclusion.
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Israel's government has often condemned Falk, and in 2008 captured him
in a Tel Aviv airport and expelled him, declaring him "unwelcome"
because of criticism of the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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