A new Amnesty International report reveals that U.S.-made white phosphorus artillery shells among other U.S. weapons were found throughout Gaza. When white phosphorus munitions are used in densely-populated civilian areas as Israel has, it violates international humanitarian law’s prohibition on indiscriminate attacks and amounts to a war crime. Samia Salman Al-Manay’a, 16 years old, was [...]
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AI research finds US weapons in Gaza
Posted in Israel, tagged Gaza, online action on February 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
AI researchers found evidence of war crimes in Gaza
Posted in Israel, tagged Gaza on January 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hours before Israel announced a ceasefire, an Amnesty International fact finding mission gained access to Gaza. Their initial reports are disturbing: the team found first hand evidence of war crimes, serious violations of international law and possible crimes against humanity by all parties of the conflict. AI researchers continue investigating attacks against southern Israel and [...]
Tell Congress to help get more humanitarian aid into Gaza
Posted in Israel, tagged Gaza, online action on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With innocent civilians, women and children dying every day, Congress must act. 20 days into the Gaza crisis and the humanitarian crisis there gets worse every day. Over 1000 Palestinians have been killed; 398 women and children are dead, another 4500 injured, 750,000 lack access to water and one million are without electricity. Thirteen Israelis, including three [...]
AI researcher poised outside Gaza in southern Israel
Posted in Israel, tagged Gaza on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The latest news from Gaza is bleak. More than 2 weeks into the conflict, the death toll has risen to more than 680, with thousands more injured. 1.5 million people, 56% of them children, are trapped inside Gaza — an area about 6 miles wide and 27 miles long — by the Israeli blockade. With the [...]
AI urges UN Security Council not to fail civilians caught in Gaza conflict
Posted in AI press release, Israel, tagged Gaza on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty International Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 5, 2009 Amnesty International Urges U.N. Security Council Not to Fail Civilians Caught in Gaza Conflict Human Rights Organization Concerned by “Unprecedented Scale” of Civilian Casualties in Gaza; Calls for Deployment of International Monitors in Urgent Letter Contact: AIUSA media office, 202-544-0200 x302, lspann@aiusa.org (Washington) — [...]
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