BERLIN (AA) – A German church organization representing both Catholic and Protestant churches has demanded a partial arms export ban against Israel over charges of war crimes and genocide in Gaza. It called on the German government “not to approve arms exports to Israel if there is sufficient suspicion that the arms will be used [&hellip...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has verbally attacked a report by human rights group Amnesty International accusing Tel Aviv of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The UK-based organization said that it has found “sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in...
ATHENS (AA) – Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, human rights group Amnesty International said in a report released on Thursday. “Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,” the UK-based...
Amnesty International has appealed to outgoing President Joe Biden to safeguard the estimated 11.7 million undocumented immigrants. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to re-enter office with aggressive deportation plans, Amnesty emphasizes the critical need for Biden to act swiftly. Amnesty highlights Trump’s harsh immigration tactics, ...
The United Nations marked the 27th International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on Wednesday, highlighting ongoing global concerns, particularly in Palestine and Syria. The Convention Against Torture has been in force since June 26, 1987. The date was designated an international day in 1997 to raise awareness and support for torture vic...
London, United Kingdom — AFP Amnesty International has said that the post-World War II order is on the “brink of collapse”, threatened by bitter conflict on multiple fronts as well as the unregulated rise of artificial intelligence. “Everything we’re witnessing over the last 12 months is indicating that the intern...
LONDON (AA) – A demonstration in London was held on Wednesday in support of Palestinian civilians ahead of a planned Israeli assault on Rafah. Protesters staged a silent vigil outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Whitehall to draw attention to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Activists from Amnesty International dressed all in b...
LONDON (AA) – Amnesty International has urged donor countries to reverse their decision to suspend funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) following unfounded Israeli allegations, describing it “inhumane” and a “devastating blow” to more than 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The London-based ri...
Paris, France -AFP An investigation by Agence France-Presse into the strike in southern Lebanon on October 13 that killed a Reuters journalist and injured six others, including two from AFP, points to a tank shell only used by the Israeli army in this high-tension border region. Jointly conducted with Airwars, an NGO that investigates attacks ...
GENEVA (AA) – Amnesty International has said its Crisis Evidence Lab has verified that Israeli military units striking Gaza are equipped with white phosphorus artillery rounds. “We are investigating what appears to be the use of white phosphorus in Gaza, including in a strike near a hotel on the beach in Gaza City,” the right...
