extrajudicial assassinations
UN investigator’s report condemns US drone strike targeting Qassem Soleimani
The report by Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, is due to be presented at the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday
Colombia: stories of pain and resistance
In the first two weeks of 2020, 19 social leaders, human rights defenders and ex-combatants have been assassinated even as the government has failed to take action
Israel threatens fragile ceasefire with airstrikes on Gaza
A ceasefire was agreed upon between the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Israel on November 14, following two days of intense fighting in which at least 34 Palestinians were killed
Israeli aggression in Gaza kills 24 Palestinians
The latest Israeli offensive on Gaza comes in the wake of a political deadlock in Israel, which has resulted in no new government being formed since the general elections in September.
- Lebanese president urges France, US to pressure Israel to uphold ceasefire deal after bombing Beirut
- Protesters march against “transphobic” and “authoritarian” resolution of Brazil’s Council of Medicine
- Al-Qassam video depicts rescue of Israeli captives from IOF bombing in Gaza
- Belgians to government: “We won’t sacrifice pensions for warplanes”
- Eight wounded as Syrian-Lebanese border tension comes back to the fore
