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 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.
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 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
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
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?
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
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
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
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