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international law

November 17, 2015

New labelling guidelines for Israeli settlement products welcomed

Christian Aid has welcomed new guidelines that will require the true provenance of goods and produce exported from Israeli settlements on the West Bank for sale in the EU to be clearly labelled. Until now, such exports have generally been labelled “Made in Israel.”
October 9, 2015

Quakers take action against military drones

During national Quaker Week, Quakers in Britain are protesting against the use of military drones. Quakers hold that drones devalue human life and undermine international law.
October 8, 2015

Report says UK must investigate Saudi Arabia's use of weapons in Yemen

A new report from Amnesty International has called for suspension of the transfer of arms used in attacks on Yemen and an investigation into Saudi Arabian violations.
October 2, 2015

Women activists in Kunduz hunted down with Taliban ‘hit list’

Amnesty International has reported "harrowing" eyewitness testimony to the Taliban capture of the northern Afghan city of Kunduz this week
September 20, 2015

Family of paraplegic death-row Pakistani plead for mercy

The family of a paraplegic death row prisoner in Pakistan have begged the authorities to cancel plans to execute him on 22 September.
September 15, 2015

Pakistan can hang paralysed prisoner, says court

The Lahore High Court has ruled that a disabled death-row inmate can be hanged, in a judgment suggesting Pakistan’s international obligations “should be kept aside.”
September 8, 2015

Hearing today on execution of mentally-ill Pakistani

A Pakistani court will decide today (8 September) whether the government should be allowed to execute a severely mentally ill man.
September 4, 2015

UK government tried to cover up forced evictions in Ethiopia, says Survival

The UK government tried to suppress evidence of human rights abuses in Ethiopia to appease the government there, according to a new investigation by Survival International.
August 26, 2015

New report says Saudi Arabia carries out an execution every two days

A new report says Saudi Arabia is carrying out executions at an average rate of one every two days, with at least 102 people executed in the first six months of this year.
August 5, 2015

Execution of Shafqat Hussain 'a deeply sad day' for Pakistan, says Amnesty

Amnesty International has called for Pakistan to impose a moratorium on the death penalty after the execution of a man who was a juvenile at the time of his crime.