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Gaza: Airdrops and sea routes are no alternative to aid delivery by land
25 NGOs call on governments to prioritize ceasefire and ground-based humanitarian aid as deaths from malnutrition and disease rise Human rights and humanitarian organizations present on the ground in the Gaza Strip have reiterated since the start of the current escalation that the only way to meet...
Denmark: NGOs sue the Danish state to stop arms exports to Israel
There is a clear risk that weapons and military equipment that Denmark directly and indirectly exports to Israel will be used to commit serious crimes against civilians in Gaza. In doing so, Denmark violates international rules on arms trade and risks becoming complicit in violations of...
Establishment and exercise of criminal jurisdiction in a future Convention on Crimes Against Humanity
The UN General Assembly Sixth Committee Second Resumed Session on the Draft Articles on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity is scheduled to take place 1-5 and 11 April 2024. Ahead of this session Amnesty International shares a briefing in which the organization submits that there...
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Sudan: Internet shutdown threatens delivery of humanitarian and emergency services
A near total communication blackout in Sudan following all network and internet shutdowns in early February poses serious risks to the coordination of emergency assistance and humanitarian services to millions of people caught up in the conflict, Amnesty International said today. The continued...
Sudan: Give UN Fact-Finding Mission a Chance
By Sarah Jackson In October 2023, the UN rights body voted to establish a much-needed independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan, yet four months later, it is still woefully underfunded, understaffed, and therefore unable to meaningfully fulfil its mandate. In the past four months, the...
Argentina: Amnesty International makes submission to Argentine criminal court’s investigation into crimes against humanity in Venezuela
Argentine courts are fully competent to investigate, prosecute and criminally punish the perpetrators of crimes against humanity committed in Venezuela, Amnesty International said in a submission filed on 26 February 2024 before the National Criminal and Federal Correctional Court No. 2 in...
Israel defying ICJ ruling to prevent genocide by failing to allow adequate humanitarian aid to reach Gaza
One month after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered “immediate and effective measures” to protect Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip from the risk of genocide by ensuring sufficient humanitarian assistance and enabling basic services, Israel has failed to take even the bare...
Ethiopia: End extrajudicial Executions in Amhara region, bring perpetrators to justice
Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) extrajudicially executed civilians in Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara regional state, and in some cases denied family members the right to bury their loved ones, Amnesty International said in a new briefing today. The briefing, titled “We Thought They Would...
Ethiopia: “We thought they would fight with those they came to fight with, not with us.” Extrajudicial executions in Bahir Dar by ENDF soldiers
Within the context of the armed conflict between ENDF and Fano militias in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, ENDF soldiers extrajudicially executed six civilians In Bahir Dar city. In this briefing, Amnesty International urges ENDF to halt civilian targeting, calls for an immediate investigation by...