Irish lawyer says he resigned from European rights body for group’s failure to demand Gaza ceasefire – Middle East Monitor

Ireland’s long-standing representative on a leading European body told a legal publication Wednesday that he resigned in protest because the group failed to demand a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.

Michael Farrell, a prominent human rights lawyer, stepped down from the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) after 14 years over the weekend.

He cited the organization’s refusal to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and to…