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BRICS summit South Africa BRICS summit will go on as planned, confirms host South Africa

The ICC arrest warrant issued against Russian President Vladimir Putin had led to speculation about the summit being shifted to China or some other country to avoid his arrest

Palestinians in Khan al-Ahmar Palestinians protest Israeli attempt to forcefully displace hundreds from Khan al-Ahmar village

The demolition has been greenlit by Israel’s Supreme Court, despite being termed a war crime by ICC prosecutors in the past

Israeli armed forces kill six Palestinians in night raids in Nablus

Snipers from the force occupied the rooftops of buildings surrounding the Nablus city center and fired at people. The UN has described 2022 as the deadliest year for Palestinians since 2006.

Palestinians killed in Israeli raids Israeli forces kill six Palestinians in early morning raids in occupied West Bank 

Repeated Israeli raids on Palestinian residential areas in the occupied territories have killed around 120 people already this year, making it the deadliest since 2006

Shireen Abu Akleh Shireen Abu Akleh was deliberately killed by an Israeli sniper, claims fresh investigation report   

Forensic Architecture and Al-Haq issued their findings after findings after a new investigation. Abu Akleh’s family has moved the ICC seeking Israeli accountability for her killing

Philippines war on drugs Marcos administration opposes resuming ICC probe in ‘war on drugs’ killings

The Philippines government’s statements were prompted by the ICC prosecutor’s attempts to revive the investigation into the thousands of killings that took place under the Rodrigo Duterte administration

Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing Israel justifies Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing, refuses to act against responsible personnel

Akleh’s family members and human rights groups called the report of the Israeli “investigation” an attempt to whitewash a war crime. They reiterated their demand for an independent enquiry and full accountability in her killing

Why is Israel targeting Palestinian human rights groups?

Over the past week, Israel has continued and intensified attacks against Palestinian human rights organizations. Who are these organizations and why are they being targeted?

Israel targets Palestinian organizations Israeli forces raid offices of Palestinian civil society organizations 

On the morning of August 18, occupation forces raided the offices of seven leading Palestinian civil society groups, six of which had been declared “terrorist organizations” and banned by the Israeli government in 2021

Israeli attacks on Palestinian journalists Media and legal groups file complaint at ICC over Israeli violence against journalists

The groups mentioned in detail the cases of Ahmed Abu Hussein, Yaser Murtaja, Muath Amarneh and Nedal Eshtayeh, journalists who were shot dead or seriously injured by Israeli army snipers while they were covering popular protests in the blockaded Gaza strip

Yet again, Israel refuses to cooperate with inquiry on human rights violations

The UNHCR constituted a commission of inquiry to investigate instances of human rights violations committed in Israel and occupied Palestine

Israel’s oppression of Palestinians constitutes apartheid, says Amnesty International

The report claims that Israel is not only implementing apartheid policies against Palestinians in the occupied territories, but many of its other laws and policies targeting Palestinian citizens of Israel and Palestinian refugees and expatriates are also ultimately aimed at maintaining Jewish supremacy