The Secretary General of Amnesty International has condemned the Israeli Knesset’s new ruling that bans the UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) to operate in the occupied Palestine.

In a report, it outlined the Israeli military's efforts to create a "buffer zone" along Gaza's eastern edge, indicating that such actions represent "wanton destruction" and "collective punishment."

The organization urged the European Union, in a letter published by the German News Agency (dpa) on Wednesday, not to invest or trade with Israeli colonies in the occupied Palestinian territories, which the International Court of Justice in The Hague has deemed illegal in a recent advisory opinion.

Limitations recently imposed on public displays of solidarity as well as cancellation or prohibition of events, says rights group

Amnesty International said that Israel’s announcement that it will allow "temporary" aid delivery into the Strip is long overdue and remains woefully insufficient given the catastrophic levels of hunger in Gaza.

Alleged actions of few individuals 'must not be used as a pretext' for cutting off life-saving assistance, which could amount to collective punishment, says London-based rights group head

Amnesty International has welcomed the trial of Israeli regime at the International Court of Justice in the Hague over the crimes it committed against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Human rights organization sees structural problems in Germany, calls for action

Rights group's Crisis Evidence Lab 'investigating what appears to be the use of white phosphorus in Gaza'

In a report issued on Friday, the rights group said that the Israeli Supreme Court had approved “the punitive demolition of the family home of a 13-year-old Palestinian boy who has spent the past six months in pre-trial detention on unfair charges.”

"Walid Daqqah, 62, suffers from chronic lung disease and bone marrow cancer, and the clinic at Israel’s Ayalon Prison is ill-equipped to deal with his conditions. Following his cancer diagnosis last year, the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) denied Walid Daqqah access to a potentially life-saving bone marrow transplant by refusing to transfer him to a ...

During May's offensive, "Israel unlawfully destroyed Palestinian homes, often without military necessity, in what amounts to a form of collective punishment against the civilian population."

The rights watchdog said it "highly doubt the Israeli police's version of the incident" and called for an independent investigation "outside of the Police Internal Investigation Division" which is known for closing files and granting immunity to security personnel who commit crimes, especially against Palestinians.

Amnesty International has called on the European Union to acknowledge the reality of Israeli apartheid.

Salah Hammouri, a lawyer and field researcher who works for Addameer, a legal aid and prisoners’ rights NGO, was deported by the Israeli occupation authorities to France on December 18 following nine months in administrative detention without charge or trial.

Amnesty International has requested the International Criminal Court open an investigation into the 3-day assault which left 49 Palestinians dead

After Israeli forces Thursday closed the offices of seven Palestinian civil society organizations in the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), Amnesty International said in a press statement that “the Israeli occupation authorities must end their campaign of repression against Palestinian civil society and let organizations carry ...

In 2015 Israeli authorities arrested Ahmad Manasra, who was then 13 years old, and harshly interrogated and threatened him without a lawyer present. He has been in prison ever since, and in solitary confinement since early November 2021. Ahmad has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, is suffering from psychotic delusions, and is severely depressed with ...

The ICC prosecutor, who is following the invasion "with increasing concern," signals the court may launch an investigation.

The international movement for Palestinian rights and justice laid the ground for recent declarations by Amnesty International and other human rights organizations. Now we have to follow up.