“These attacks violate the human right to life, absent any indication that the victims posed an imminent lethal threat to anyone else at the time.” Experts from the United Nations and human rights groups said that the device attacks in Lebanon, which killed at least 37 people Tuesday and Wednesday while injuring 2,900, violated international […]
“The vast majority of countries have made it clear: Israel’s occupation of Palestine must end, and all countries have a definite duty not to aid or assist its continuation.” The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution demanding that the Israeli government end its occupation of Palestinian territories within 12 months, affirming a […]
“We are shutting down—not building—coal and nuclear plants,” the German foreign ministry said. “Coal will be off the grid by 2038 at the latest.” The German foreign ministry on Wednesday issued a rejoinder to Republican nominee Donald Trump’s debate claim that Germany had reverted back to a “normal” energy policy after, as he implied, failing […]
“A soldier fired directly at the protestors, hitting the American activist in the head from behind,” said one eyewitness. One journalist said that “devastating levels of impunity” were on display in the West Bank on Friday as Israeli forces reportedly shot a 26-year-old American human rights advocate, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, in the head, killing her as she […]