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Un Rights Expert Concerned Over U.S. Use of Drones
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 10 days ago
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The US military has used unmanned drones and so-called “predators” to carry out the targeted executions of Taliban members and other militants operating in neighbouring Pakistan and Afghanistan, he noted to journalists after presenting the report. “While...
Tags: Afghanistan/Pakistan, international law, U.S
US drone strikes may break international law
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 11 days ago
Credibility ADVERTISING ABOUT US JOIN US CONTACT US FAQ RSS SITE VIDEO Search US drone strikes may break international law Oct 28, 09 11:07am US drone strikes against suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan could be breaking international laws against...
Tags: international law, U.N., Philip Alston, United States, arbitrary executions, drone strikes, human rights, Pakistan, rights investigator, investigator warns
Policy of detention without trial is illegal
Jerusalem :: Israel | 25 days ago
Credibility Without Trial: Administrative detention of Palestinians by Israel and the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law Under international law, a state may detain a resident of occupied territory without trial to prevent danger only in extremely exceptional...
Tags: Israeli, international law, administrative detention, Palestinians
Georgia started South Ossetian war – report
Moscow :: Russia | about 1 month ago
Credibility The report also says that Russia was preparing for a possible conflict. Russia’s actions have been qualified as a response to the Georgian military operation. At the same time the commission says that Russia used excessive force, which led to the conflict...
Tags: Russia-Georgia, EU Report Faults Georgia, Georgian, Russian, South Ossetia, georgia started, European Union, international law, georgia war, Saakashvili
U.S. Journalists & Their "Unjust" Guest House "Imprisonment"?
Now I might get in trouble with this one, but I am a little confused about the U.S. journalists that were freed after a visit by former President Bill Clinton to North Korea. I cannot even imagine coping with the fact that you are expecting to...
Tags: Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Euna Lee, international law, Kim Jong-il, Laura Ling, Lisa Ling, North Korea, special pardon, US Journalists
EU Condemns Sheikh Jarrah Justice
Jerusalem :: Israel | 3 months ago
Credibility The European Union issued a statement expressing its “deep concern” over the court decision to allow Jews to move into their property at Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem. “Destruction of homes and expulsion are acts which contravene international law,” the...
Tags: Arab-Israeli, Israelis, sheikh jarrah, East Jerusalem, Jarrah Jews, arabs families, palestinian families, Palestinian, international law
Taliban release video of captured US soldier
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 3 months ago
Credibility The Taliban has released a video of a visibly-shaken captive US soldier who was snatched by the Islamist militants in Afghanistan late last month, officials and witnesses said on Sunday. In the 28-minute clip posted online at the weekend, the soldier...
Tags: Afghanistan, Taliban, Bowe Bergdahl, U.S, use soldier, Idaho, captured soldier, soldier captured, international law, American
Building Tipaimukh dam may 'violate international law'
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | 3 months ago
Credibility Dhaka, July 13 (bdnews24.com)-A Dhaka University professor has said the building of the proposed Tipaimukh dam may be a violation of international law. Professor Asif Nazrul, of Dhaka University's law department, said "The Vienna convention says that...
Tags: Election Commission, tipaimukh dam, Dhaka University, BNP, parties parliamentary, dam site, Awami League, Bangladesh, Hasina, international law
Israel Attacks Humanitarian Aid Boat, Abducts Human Rights Workers, Confiscates Aid.
Today the Israeli Navy attacked and boarded a Free Gaza Movement boat that defied the Israeli blockade to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, abducting 21 human rights workers from 11 countries. Passengers included Noble laureate Mairead Maguire...
Tags: Free Gaza, Hamas, Cynthia McKinney, Mairead Maguire, Cypriot Port Authorities, Associated Press, Huwaida Arraf, Free Gaza Movement, Israeli Navy, humanitarian aid, international law, Nobel peace prize laureate, U.S. Congressperson, Cast Lead, blockade
Major Anti-Torture Demo/Arrest Action at White House Set for Thursday!
Protesters will demand prosecution of US torture and the release of innocent detainees this week when Witness Against Torture's 100 Days Campaign to Close Guantanamo and End Torture concludes Thursday with a rally at Lafayette Park and a noon...
Tags: Department of Justice, 100 Days Campaign, U.S. District Judge John Bates, Witness Against Torture, Tanya Theriault, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Uighurs, 100 Days Campaign to Close Guantanamo and End Torture, Lafayette Park, White House, Barack Obama, Matthew Daloisio, torture, Bush Administration, civil disobedience, rally, protest, demonstration, CIA, international law, U.S. law, Guantanamo detainees
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