Two in Absentia Death Sentences Issued in Gaza within One Week PCHR Concerned Over Escalating Use of Capital Punishment in Gaza and Calls for Moratorium

Ref: 119/2020Date: 08 November 2020Time: 12:25 GMTIn less than a week, Deir al-Balah Court of First Instance issued two death sentences in absentia, the first was on 08 November 2020, sentencing N. Q.  (50) to death by hanging in absentia after he was convicted of...