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Israel/Lebanon: Hizbullah's deliberate attacks on Israeli civilians
Press Release: 14th September 2006
Hizbullah committed serious violations of international humanitarian law, amounting to war crimes, in its deliberate targeting of Israeli civilians during the recent conflict, according to a briefing published today by Amnesty International.
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Kindergarden playground and building damaged by a rocket in Acco. © AI |
Lebanon: Grinding impact of maritime blockade on civilians
Public Statement: 8th September 2006
Amnesty International hopes that Israel’s lifting of its air blockade of Lebanon yesterday will lead to an improvement in the human rights situation as Lebanon struggles to recover from the devastating effects of the war. However, the organisation is concerned that the civilian population of Lebanon continues to be affected by Israel’s ongoing maritime blockade.
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Lebanon/Israel: Israel must disclose details of cluster bomb attacks and accept a full investigation
Press Release: 31st August 2006
Amnesty International today called on Israel to immediately provide maps of the areas of Lebanon into which it fired cluster bombs during the recent conflict to enable their clearance and prevent further civilian casualties.
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Unexploded bomblet from cluster bomb lies on the road near the main hospital in Tibnin, Lebanon. © AP |
Israel/Lebanon: Evidence indicates deliberate destruction
News Release: 23rd August 2006
Amnesty International today published findings that point to an Israeli policy of deliberate destruction of Lebanese civilian infrastructure, which included war crimes, during the recent conflict.
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Remains of a school, Srifa. © AI |
Ceasefire Must Hold
15th August 2006
On 14 August the ceasefire called for in UN Security Council resolution 1701 came into effect, but remains fragile. Thousands of civilians are trying to return home in the hope that the conflict will not resume.
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Displaced Lebanese people listen to radios for news of ceasefire, Sidon, Lebanon. © AP Graphics Bank |
Lebanon/Israel: 1.8 million asked to write to Israeli government demanding safe passage for trapped civilians
11th August 2006
Amnesty International has launched an "Urgent Action" to its 1.8 million members around the world calling on them to write to the Israeli Minister of Defence, Amir Peretz, asking him to take urgent steps to ensure safe passage for civilians in the south of Lebanon.
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A car hit by a missile fired by Israeli forces on the outskirts of the village of Bazzuriah, South Lebanon. The missile penetrated through the vehicle and down one metre into the road surface. © AI |
Lebanon/Israel: The United Nations Human Rights Council must make a positive contribution to ending violations of human rights and humanitarian law
Public Statement: 11th August 2006
Amnesty International's written statement to the second special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which is scheduled to open in Geneva on Friday, 11 August 2006.
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Ceasefire Vigil – AI Korea. © AI |
Lebanon/Israel: Human Rights Council members put politics before lives
Press Release: 11th August 2006
Members of the UN Human Rights Council today failed sadly in their responsibility to address the full range of abuses being committed by both Israel and Hizbullah and put politics before lives, Amnesty International said today, as the Council adopted by vote a resolution on the grave situation of human rights in Lebanon caused by Israeli military operations.
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Nurse cares for child injured during Israeli air strike, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. © AP Graphics Bank |
Security Council Must Ask UN Secretary-General to Initiate Comprehensive Independent Inquiry in Lebanon and Israel
Public Statement: 9th August 2006
Amnesty International urges the Security Council to immediately request the Secretary-General to establish an authoritative team of experts to conduct a comprehensive, timely, independent and impartial inquiry into violations of international law in Lebanon and Israel. These violations have resulted in killing more than 800 Lebanese civilians and about 40 Israeli civilians, in large-scale destruction of civilian infrastructure and in the displacement of more than half a million Lebanese and tens of thousands of Israelis.
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An Israeli man comforts his daughter after his injured wife and son were brought to the hospital after a rocket attack in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona. © AP Graphics Bank |
Lebanon/Israel: Urgent need for ceasefire and investigation of war crimes
6th August 2006
Amnesty International reiterates its call for an immediate, full and effective ceasefire after the high number of civilian deaths.
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A US-made air-to-ground missile fired by Israeli forces into the living room of a house in the village of Hanaway, South Lebanon during the night of 27-28 July 2006. © AI |
Israel: IDF inquiry into Qana a whitewash
News Flash: 3rd August 2006
The investigation carried out by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) into the air-missile attack on Qana was clearly inadequate and reinforces the need for the urgent dispatch of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFFC).
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Damaged building after Israeli airstrike, Qana, southern Lebanon. © AP Graphics Bank |
Lebanon/Israel: 48 hours not enough as war crimes continue
1st August 2006
The devastating attack on Qana makes clear that an immediate and full ceasefire is urgently needed. Measures taken by Israel to temporarily suspend airstrikes over southern Lebanon are insufficient. Both sides to this conflict have shown a blatant disregard for the laws of war and civilians on both sides are paying the price as war crimes abound, Amnesty International said today.
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Red Cross paramedics carry body of Lebanese man recovered from the rubble of a building destroyed by Israeli air strike, Qana, near Tyre, Lebanon. © AP Graphics Bank |
Public Statement: Lebanon/Israel
31st July 2006
Amnesty International welcomes the recent statement by the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs that, in the context of the current crisis in Lebanon/Israel, the Irish Government will not grant permission for any flights carrying munitions of war to the conflict zone to stop over in Shannon or other Irish airports.
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Lebanon/Israel: Urgent need for arms embargo on Israel and Hizbullah
Press Release: 27th July 2006
As civilians continue to bear the brunt of the conflict in Israel and Lebanon, Amnesty International called for an immediate arms embargo on both Israel and Hizbullah.
"Direct targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure and launching indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks amounts to war crimes," said Seán Love, Executive Director, Amnesty International Irish Section.
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Israeli troops gathered while preparing to cross border into southern Lebanon, northern Israel. © AP Graphics Bank |
Open letter to foreign ministers meeting in Rome - by Irene Khan, AI Secretary General- read more
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Highlights: Control Arms
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Rights Under Siege in Zimbabwe
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Stop Violence against Women
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Human Rights Abuses in Israel and the Occupied Territories
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Human Rights in Mexico
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Human Rights Abuses in the 'War on Terror'
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Deteriorating Situation in Sudan
The civil war in the Sudanese region of Darfur, and in neighbouring Chad, has created an ongoing humanitarian crisis. Over 300,000 people are believed to have lost their lives since the conflict erupted in February 2003. Around two million civilians have fled from their homes. Some 650,000 are denied access to aid.
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Crisis in Lebanon-Israel
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