Head of Palestinian group Al-Haq barred from entering France

Head of Palestinian group Al-Haq barred from entering France Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Thu, 04/16/2026 - 12:58 Shawan Jabarin was scheduled to attend key briefings at the French parliament, foreign ministry and the Council of Europe Shawan Jabarin, the director of Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq, in the organisation's office in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, on 24 August 2022 (Abbas Momani/AFP) Off The head of Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq has been refused a visa by France, preventing hi