Head of Palestinian group Al-Haq barred from entering France

France bars Palestinian rights leader from key European briefings, raising questions about alignment with US sanctions and the ICC. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Head of Palestinian group Al-Haq barred from entering France

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Shawan Jabarin, the director of the prominent Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq, has been barred from entering France, preventing him from attending a series of high-level briefings at the French parliament, the French foreign ministry, and the Council of Europe this week. The 66-year-old, who was awarded France's own human rights prize in 2018, was also blocked from testifying before the European Parliament's human rights committee in Strasbourg on Tuesday. This marks the second time his visa has been denied by European authorities since September 2025, when the United States government sanctioned his organization. The refusal, issued at the last minute by French authorities, disrupted a critical advocacy tour. While Jabarin later obtained a visa from the Netherlands allowing travel to The Hague, the French decision meant he could not fulfill his scheduled engagements in Paris, Strasbourg, and Belgium. A representative for Al-Haq, which is based in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, called the move "deeply concerning," stating it occurred "at a time when Palestinians across Gaza and the wider occupied Palestinian territory are subjected to Israel’s settler-colonial apartheid and genocidal erasure." They added, "This decision stands in stark contrast to France’s prior recognition of Al-Haq’s work," noting Jabarin had met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in 2022. The visa denial is rooted in a complex international landscape of sanctions and legal battles. In October 2025, Jabarin's application to renew his Schengen visa was rejected on grounds that "one or more member states" considered him "a threat to public order or internal security." This followed the US sanctions announcement in September, where Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Al-Haq and other groups of engaging in the "illegal targeting of Israel" through the International Criminal Court (ICC). The US, which is not a party to the ICC's founding Rome Statute, has vehemently opposed the court's investigations, including the November 2024 issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. France's...

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