UN human rights chief calls on Israel to temporarily halt judicial reform

One of the bill's key components will add restrictions on the judicial review of Basic Laws.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Turk holds a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela January 28, 2023.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Turk holds a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela January 28, 2023.

(photo credit: REUTERS/LEONARDO FERNANDEZ VILORIA)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

FEBRUARY 21, 2023 15:27

Updated: FEBRUARY 21, 2023 19:09

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