Ben Saul
Ben Saul is a prominent legal scholar and expert in international law, particularly in the fields of human rights and terrorism. He has served as a UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance. Recently, he was in the news for addressing the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council, where he faced criticism from the Iranian delegation for the perceived support of Western governments for terrorist organizations.
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Pakistan:
Ben Saul is the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.
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Tanzania:
UN human rights rapporteurs Gina Romero, Irene Khan, Mary Lawlor and Ben Saul wrote to the President urging him not to sign the then PVO Amendment Bill into law.
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Pakistan:
Ben Saul condemned Israel’s violations of the Gaza ceasefire.
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Iran:
Ben Saul is mentioned as the UN Special Rapporteur on terrorism who was requested to report on the impacts of terrorism on the people of Iran.
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