Stop arms sales fuelling conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
On December 5, 2023, a new investigation published by Amnesty International found that US-made Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) were used by the Israeli military in two deadly, unlawful air strikes on […]
Israel/OPT: Adoption of UN resolution to expedite humanitarian aid to Gaza an important but insufficient step
In response to the United Nations Security Council adoption of a compromise resolution calling for “urgent steps to immediately allow safe and unhindered and expanded humanitarian access” to Gaza and […]
Myanmar: Military should be investigated for war crimes in response to ‘Operation 1027’
Myanmar’s military has unlawfully killed, arbitrarily detained and stolen from civilians as it struggles to contain the heaviest outburst of armed resistance since the 2021 coup, Amnesty International said today. […]
Urgently investigate inhumane treatment and enforced disappearance of Palestinian detainees from Gaza
Amnesty International is deeply concerned for the fate and whereabouts of Palestinian detainees from the occupied Gaza Strip detained by Israeli forces amid reports of mass enforced disappearances. On 16 […]
Sudan: Fresh fears for civilians as fighting extends to Wad Madani
Responding to the outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s second city Wad Madani, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and […]
DEMAND A CEASEFIRE BY ALL PARTIES TO END CIVILIAN SUFFERING
Israel/OPT: US veto of ceasefire resolution displays callous disregard for civilian suffering in face of staggering death toll
Reacting to the United States (US) veto of a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel, Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, […]
Israel/OPT: US must not block UNSC resolution to demand an immediate ceasefire
The US, and other members of the Security Council, must support as a matter of urgency a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire by all parties in […]
Lebanon: Deadly Israeli attack on journalists must be investigated as a war crime
Israeli strikes on a group of seven journalists in south Lebanon on 13 October, which killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six others, were likely a direct attack on […]
ISRAEL/OPT: Urgent need for a sustained ceasefire to end civilian bloodshed and mass suffering as fighting resumes
Reacting to the resumption of attacks by Israel in the occupied Gaza Strip and rocket fire from armed groups into southern Israel after a seven-day truce ended, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Senior […]
Israel/ OPT: Deal to release hostages and prisoners must pave way for further releases and a sustained ceasefire
Responding to the news that a deal has been agreed to release at least 50 hostages, mostly Israeli women and children, in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian detainees, […]
Israel/OPT: ‘Nowhere safe in Gaza’: Unlawful Israeli strikes illustrate callous disregard for Palestinian lives
Israeli forces have demonstrated – yet again – a chilling indifference to the catastrophic toll on civilians of their ongoing relentless bombardment of the occupied Gaza Strip. As part of […]