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Palestinian groups launch legal bid to shed light on Australian arms export permits to Israel

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Palestinian groups launch legal bid to shed light on Australian arms export permits to Israel
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Three human rights groups are seeking to compel the release of military export permit documents from Richard Marles

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A trio of Palestinian human rights groups have launched a legal bid to force Australia’s defence minister, Richard Marles, to shed light on whether the government has approved Israel-bound export permits, which could violate international law.

The groups – the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights – will make a discovery application for arms export documents after filing an affidavit in the federal court last week.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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