Tag Archives: Human Rights Watch

As Amazon launches operations and deliveries in Israel, the e-commerce giant and its founder Jeff Bezos face increased scrutiny of their close ties with Israeli military, financial, and technology companies involved in the Occupation of Palestine, in addition to accusations of anti-Palestinian bias.

By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours 28 August 2012 | Electronic Intifada, Haifa The Haifa District court ruled earlier today that the Israeli military is not responsible for killing American activist Rachel Corrie, and that Corrie was to blame for her own death. ...

13 December 2011 | Amnesty International Israeli authorities have stepped up unlawful demolitions in the West Bank including East Jerusalem over the past year, displacing a record number of Palestinian families from their homes, an international coalition of 20 leading ...

6 June 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Tamimi, who has been held in custody for over two months, pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and held a defiant speech explaining his motivation for organizing civil resistance to ...

13 September 2010 | Popular Struggle The trial of Bil’in protest organizer, Abdallah Abu Rahmah will renew this Wednesday, after his conviction of incitement and organizing illegal demonstrations was harshly criticized by the EU, the Spanish Parliament and human rights ...

Jen Thomas | Associated Press 13 August 2009 A new report by Human Rights Watch charged Thursday that Israeli soldiers killed eleven unarmed Palestinian civilians who were carrying white flags in shooting incidents during Israel’s offensive in Gaza earlier this ...

Human Rights Watch Rain of Fire: Israel’s Unlawful Use of White Phosphorus in Gaza Download the entire report (.pdf / 6mb) Summary This report documents Israel’s extensive use of white phosphorus munitions during its 22-day military operations in Gaza, from ...

Human Rights Watch Shawan Jabarin of Al-Haq Unable to Collect Human Rights Prize The Israeli High Court’s decision on March 10 to block travel outside the West Bank of the human rights defender Shawan Jabarin violates his rights to a ...