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Israeli government must cease intimidation of human rights defenders, protect them from attacks

The Israeli authorities must end their long-standing attacks on Palestinian human rights defenders (HRDs) and halt the climate of intimidation…

April 12, 2016

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Israel/OPT: Suspected extrajudicial execution of Palestinian caught on video

An Israeli soldier has been filmed shooting dead a Palestinian man in Hebron as he lay wounded on the ground…

March 24, 2016

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Palestinians protest in Hebron against decades of severe restrictions

Today Palestinian residents and activists in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron are holding demonstrations marking 22 years since…

February 26, 2016

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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms

On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…

February 22, 2016

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Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Israel/OPT: All deliberate attacks on civilians reprehensible and unjustified

There can be no justification for a spate of deliberate deadly attacks by Palestinians on civilians over the past week…

November 20, 2015

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Israel/OPT: Investigate apparent extrajudicial execution at Hebron hospital

The killing of a 28-year-old Palestinian man by Israeli forces during a raid on al-Ahli hospital in Hebron in the…

November 12, 2015

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Israeli forces in Occupied Palestinian Territories must end pattern of unlawful killings

Israeli forces have carried out a series of unlawful killings of Palestinians using intentional lethal force without justification, said Amnesty…

October 27, 2015

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Violence spirals in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories

An upsurge of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and in Israel since October 1 has seen at least…

October 13, 2015

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‘Black Friday’: Carnage in Rafah During 2014 Israel/Gaza Conflict

New evidence showing that Israeli forces carried out war crimes in retaliation for the capture of an Israeli soldier has…

July 24, 2015

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Launch of Innovative Digital Tool to Help Expose Patterns of Israeli Violations in Gaza

An investigative online tool mapping Israeli attacks in Gaza during the conflict of July and August 2014 has been unveiled…

July 8, 2015