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UN expert says arrest of student in US ‘constitutes apartheid’

Published March 11, 2025

Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil has been detained by US immigration authorities for participating in pro-Palestine demonstrations.

Commenting on the case, UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory Francesca Albanese said under international law, “persecuting those who oppose Apartheid constitutes Apartheid itself”.

“As we may be confronted with a case of global Apartheid, defending the defender is a global civic duty,” she added.

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