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Israel’s demolition of Khan al-Ahmar and transfer of its inhabitants are war crimes

Israel’s forcible transfer of Palestinians from their homes and settling of Israeli civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories violate the Fourth Geneva Convention and are war crimes, Amnesty International said…

July 5, 2018
General view of the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, east of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank as Israeli police claimed the village closed military area on July 5, 2018. - Khan al-Ahmar, which Israeli authorities say was illegally constructed and the supreme court in May rejected a final appeal against its demolition, is located near several Israeli settlements along a road leading to the Dead Sea. Activists are concerned continued Israeli settlement construction in the area could effectively divide the northern and southern West Bank. (Photo by THOMAS COEX / AFP) (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)

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A well-planned legacy gift can provide tax benefits, financial security and a larger donation to fund our work to protect human rights everywhere. Amnesty International USA’s planned giving staff can…

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Syria: Civilians in Daraa trapped as attacks intensify

Civilians in Syria’s southern Daraa province are facing death and destruction as the government ramps up a merciless campaign of indiscriminate artillery shelling and air strikes that include repeated attacks…

July 2, 2018
Smoke rises above a rebel-held town east of the city of Daraa during airstrikes by Syrian regime forces on June 30, 2018. - At least eight battered rebel-held towns in southern Syria returned to regime control under Russian-brokered deals after nearly two weeks of bombardment, a Britain-based monitor said. (Photo by Mohamad ABAZEED / AFP) (Photo credit should read MOHAMAD ABAZEED/AFP/Getty Images)

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Indonesia: Police and military unlawfully kill almost 100 people in Papua in eight years with near total impunity

Indonesian security forces have unlawfully killed at least 95 people in little more than eight years in the restive eastern provinces of Papua and West Papua, with the overwhelming majority of perpetrators never…

July 1, 2018
A policeman stands guard as Papuans walk to block the road to the airport in Timika, Indonesia's Papua province December 18, 2009. Indonesian police on Wednesday said they had killed a leader of Papua's main separatist group near Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc's huge mine in the remote easternmost part of the country. Kelly Kwalik, the highest commander of the Free Papua Movement (OPM), was killed by police in a raid in Timika, Papua, on Wednesday morning, Papua police spokesman Agus Rianto said. REUTERS/Muhammad Yamin (INDONESIA POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - GM1E5CI1F3W01