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It is not philosophically or morally possible to make better the indefinite and extra-legal detention of individuals who have not been formally accused of a crime or who are not detained under a category recognised by international law.
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Late last month, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released its report on the May 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla incident, concluding that the Israeli commandos involved engaged in "extra-legal, arbitrary and summary executions" of peace activists bringing supplies and humanitarian aid to the besieged territory.
Kyle Shamberg: The "Objective" UN Human Rights Council Kyle Shamberg 2010
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It labeled the killing of 19-year-old Furkhan Doğan, who was shot five times, including twice in the head and once in the back at point blank range while lying on the ground, as "an extra-legal, arbitrary and summary execution."
Vincent Warren: The U.S. Must Answer: What Did it Know, and What Has it Done About the Attack On the Gaza Flotilla? Vincent Warren 2010
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It labeled the killing of 19-year-old Furkhan Doğan, who was shot five times, including twice in the head and once in the back at point blank range while lying on the ground, as "an extra-legal, arbitrary and summary execution."
Vincent Warren: The U.S. Must Answer: What Did it Know, and What Has it Done About the Attack On the Gaza Flotilla? Vincent Warren 2010
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It labeled the killing of 19-year old Furkhan Doğan, who was shot five times, including twice in the head and once in the back at point blank range while lying on the ground, as "an extra-legal, arbitrary and summary execution."
Nahal Zamani: The U.S. Must Answer: Role in and Knowledge of Attack on Gaza Flotilla Nahal Zamani 2010
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It labeled the killing of 19-year old Furkhan DoÄan, who was shot five times, including twice in the head and once in the back at point blank range while lying on the ground, as "an extra-legal, arbitrary and summary execution."
Nahal Zamani: The U.S. Must Answer: Role in and Knowledge of Attack on Gaza Flotilla Nahal Zamani 2010
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It labeled the killing of 19-year old Furkhan Doğan, who was shot five times, including twice in the head and once in the back at point blank range while lying on the ground, as "an extra-legal, arbitrary and summary execution."
Nahal Zamani: The U.S. Must Answer: Role in and Knowledge of Attack on Gaza Flotilla Nahal Zamani 2010
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Resort to extra-legal action, whether one calls it Rebellion or Revolution, only encouraged the erosion of individual rights in the emergency such created.
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This is precisely why Hondurans should continue to insist that the resolution to the ongoing conflict in their country be found within the legal confines of their constitution and not extra-legal assemblies proposed for the sake of expediency.
Joel D. Hirst: Honduras'"Pepe" Lobo Should be Wary of Constitutional Reform Joel D. Hirst 2010
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It labeled the killing of 19-year-old Furkhan Doğan, who was shot five times, including twice in the head and once in the back at point blank range while lying on the ground, as "an extra-legal, arbitrary and summary execution."
Vincent Warren: The U.S. Must Answer: What Did it Know, and What Has it Done About the Attack On the Gaza Flotilla? Vincent Warren 2010
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