Talk:John Dugard

message: In January 2006, a report by John Dugard, a Special Rapporteur for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, stated that "the three major settlement blocs - Gush Etzion, Ma’ale Adummim and Ariel - will effectively divide Palestinian territory into cantons or Bantustans." (from Question of the Violation of Human Rights in the Occupied Arab Territories, Including Palestine - Report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights, John Dugard, on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967)
"There are both similarities and differences between apartheid South Africa and
the situation in the Palestine Occupied Territory (OPT). But one similarity is clear.
Israel's conduct in the OPT poses the same kind of challenge to the credibility of
international human rights that apartheid did in the 1970's and 1980's. There are gross,
egregious and systematic violations of human rights and international humanitarian
law in the OPT, committed not by undisciplined and uncontrolled militias but by one
of the most disciplined and sophisticated armies in the modern world, directed by a
stable and disciplined government." (from )
"The Wall greatly impedes freedom of movement. Palestinians who
live on the West Bank side of the Wall are denied access to their lands on the other
side of the Wall, that is, in the “closed zone”, without permits. Permits are frequently
withheld, especially in respect of young men who should farm the land but are seen to
be security threats. Moreover, gates granting access to the closed zone are arbitrarily
administered and are frequently unopened at scheduled times.
This permit system may be likened to the "pass laws" of apartheid, but unlike the
apartheid system – which was administered in a brutal but uniform manner – the Wall
regime is characterised by its arbitrariness and lack of consistency." (from )
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Deodar (talk • contribs) 20:51, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Dugard on OPT

message: Subject: RE: Wikipedia: Authenticity of a statement you may have made
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:22:30 +0200
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From: "Dugard, C.J.R." <c.j.r.dugard(+)law.leidenuniv.nl>
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Dear Mr Lau
Many thanks for your email.
First two corrections:
1) I also have an honorary degree from ther University of Pretoria.\
2) I have NOT written International Law on Abortion!
3) International Law: A South Africa perspective is now in its third
edition(2006).
As to the subject of your query. Yes, I have written in some report that
"Gaza is a prison." I cannot recall having said that "all its
inhabitants are prisoners of Israel".
But I suppose it is a logical inference.
Best regards
John Dugard
Posted by   Netsnipe  ►  18:29, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks Netsnipe.  Strangely, Amazon is confident that John Dugard did write "International Law on Abortion" - see .  Maybe it is Amazon's mistake -- the author isn't actually John Dugard -- or there is another John Dugard who just happens to also specialize in International Law and South Africa.  --Deodar 19:18, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Email from John Dugard

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message: Deleted "now-defunct" as the UN Human Rights Commission is not defunct. http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx
"Dugard was appointed in 2001 as an unpaid expert by the now-defunct UN Human Rights Commission to investigate only violations by the Israeli side, prompting Israel and the U.S. to dismiss his reports as one-sided. Israel refused to allow him to conduct a UN-mandated fact-finding mission on its Gaza offensive in 2006. [2]"  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.97.58.107 (talk) 20:47, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  UN Human Rights Commission not Defunct 

message: Does it make sense to dedicate almost a quarter of the article space to 'Criticism of Dugard'? Particularly when such criticism comes from the Anti-Defamation League and UN Watch, two organisations with strong links to Israel which are specifically dedicated to bullying any critics of Israeli policy and, as such, can hardly be described as neutral or objective sources. I am not saying that the whole section needs to be removed per se but dedicating so much space including extended quotations  which criticise an eminent and highly respected international law scholar such as John Dugard, particularly on his wikipedia page, appears to be an unwarranted abuse of Wikipedia's editing freedoms. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.126.54.252 (talk) 21:03, 12 December 2015 (UTC)
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message: Mr Dugard has been selected as part of a South African case brought to the ICJ alleging genocidal conduct by Israel against the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip. As is unfortunately the case across Wikipedia, his page is already devoted disproportionately to criticism of him by pro-Israel organizations and individuals. I suggests at the very least locking it before the bulk of the page is a pro-Israel litany. 78.176.146.138 (talk) 13:28, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  A warning about potential vandalism.