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Two years after Palestinian dissident Nizar Banat died in the custody of Palestinian security forces, Palestinian authorities have failed to effectively investigate his death and ensure those responsible are held to account, Amnesty International said today. Nizar Banat’s family harassed for seeking justice. Nizar Banat’s family has faced harassment as a reprisal for continuing to seek justice. As a party to key international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment and Punishment and its Optional Protocol, the State of Palestine has a legal obligation to ensure a prompt, impartial and independent investigation into Nizar Banat’s arrest and killing. Two years ago, the death in custody of Nizar Banat sparked widespread protests across the West Bank, to which the Palestinian security forces responded with excessive force.

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