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international law

January 17, 2020

Bishops call for application of international law in Israel and Palestine

Bishops from across Europe and North America have called on their governments to insist on the application of international law in Israel and Palestine.
November 20, 2019

Conviction of Catalan leaders excessive and disproportionate, says Amnesty

Bringing overly-harsh charges to acts of civil disobedience unduly restricts the right to peaceful assembly and breaches international law, says Amnesty International.
November 16, 2019

A just peace for Palestinians and Israelis possible if lessons are learnt, says Oxfam

Since the Oslo accords were signed, the number of Israeli settlers in illegal settlements has quadrupled, hundreds of kilometres of wall have been built and two million people in Gaza are blockaded and suffering soaring unemployment.
September 5, 2019

UN report on Yemen details 'a host of possible war crimes'

The UN urges other States to refrain from providing arms that could be used in the conflict, and reminds them of their obligation to take all reasonable measures to ensure respect for international humanitarian law by all parties to the conflict.
August 16, 2019

Call for Prime Minister Modi to end lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir

A communications blackout has ensured the Indian government's near-total control over information coming out of the region.
August 10, 2019

Meaningful action needed to stop Israeli settlement building, say UN experts

UN human rights experts say that the international community has a duty to stand by their collective promise to protect the rights of the Palestinian people, and to prevent Israel’s planned construction of housing units in its West Bank settlements.
August 5, 2019

Police attack indigenous community in Brazil, says Survival International

The number of land invasions and attacks against indigenous people has soared since President Bolsonaro took office, says Survival International.
July 11, 2019

TripAdvisor staff urged to speak out over Israeli settlements

Amnesty International is urging employees of the tourism company to speak out against the firm’s role in fuelling abuses with its listings of properties and attractions in Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
July 10, 2019

UN High Commissioner shocked by US detention conditions for migrants and refugees

The High Commissioner says she is deeply shocked that children are forced to sleep on the floor in overcrowded facilities, without access to adequate healthcare or food, and with poor sanitation conditions.
July 1, 2019

Any peace plan for Israel and Palestine 'will fail without framework of international law'

Any proposal for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the just and durable settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has to be firmly anchored in human rights and international law, a UN has expert said.