Military, Security And Police Equipment

Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Evidence of misuse of US-weapons reinforces need for arms embargo - 23 February 2009

Both Israel and Hamas used weapons supplied from abroad to carry out attacks on civilians, Amnesty International said today as it released fresh evidence on the muniti

More civilians killed in Sri Lanka fighting - 10 February 2009

As the fighting continues between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), civilians pay the price for both parties' disregard for internatio

Attacks on ambulance workers in Gaza - 28 January 2009

Emergency medical rescue workers, including doctors, paramedics and ambulance drivers, have repeatedly come under fire from Israeli forces in the Gaza conflict while c

Building trust and respect for human rights - 28 January 2009

Those who watched Barack Obama take office on 20 January were part of a far-reaching celebration of the once seemingly impossible becoming reality.

Israeli army used flechettes against Gaza civilians - 27 January 2009

An anti-personnel weapon designed to penetrate dense vegetation, flechettes should never be used in built-up civilian areas.

Gaza returning to 'normality' in the face of destruction and anxiety - 26 January 2009

As people try to put their lives back together, the threat of renewed conflict is all too real. The ceasefire has now officially run out, and there is anxiety about

Israel must disclose weapons used in Gaza - 26 January 2009

Disclosure of weapons and munitions used by the Israeli armed forces, would mean that medical staff were better equipped to treat victims of the three week military ca

Israeli soldiers leave Gaza homes in devastated condition - 23 January 2009

Houses have been looted, vandalized and desecrated. Israeli soldiers have left behind not only mounds of litter and excrement but ammunition and other military equipme

Shelling of UN compound must be investigated - 15 January 2009

Israeli army shells are reported to have struck a United Nations compound in Gaza City on Thursday morning, injuring three people.

Arms embargo vital as Gaza civilian toll mounts - 15 January 2009

At least 900 Palestinians have so far been killed, as more foreign weaponry and other military equipment is being used to fuel the fighting.