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Rights and Accountability

News about work to enforce human rights and international law

Khader Adnan expresses solidarity with 30,000 hunger strikers in California prisons

“I announce my full solidarity with my 30,000 oppressed brothers in the American prisons,” former hunger striker Khader Adnan writes from Palestine.

Warning of humanitarian catastrophe as Egypt tightens siege of Gaza

An Egyptian general has said that President Morsi, who was overthrown by the army yesterday, may be charged with “collaborating” with Hamas.

Israeli war crimes suspect cancels London visit

UK government assured immunity to Major General Doron Almog, who has an outstanding arrest warrant against him.

Israel refuses to investigate torture of 16-year-old

Mohammad Halabiyeh was beaten with an iron bar while police brought him to hospital.

New push to find Alex Odeh's assassins

Alex’s brother Sami Odeh this month passed away after a long illness, but never lost hope the killers would be extradited by Israel and caught.

Important lawsuit alleging discrimination against Muslim Americans moves forward

A federal court allows lawsuit filed by CAIR that alleges institutional targeting of Muslims at US borders.

Israeli town with anti-Bedouin bias earmarked for Dutch water project

Palestinians receive inferior service to Jews in town set to benefit from Jewish National Fund scheme.

Children with cancer barred from Israeli swimming pool for being Arab

This shocking incident came to light just days after it emerged that another Israeli facility, the theme park Superland, segregates Jewish and Arab students on separate days.

Dutch settlement profiteers listed in new report

The Dutch chief prosecutor has sent a clear signal to the shareholders and directors of Dutch companies that they can be held liable – and even be criminally prosecuted – for their involvement in Israel’s violations of international law.

How Amnesty has let down Bradley Manning

There is nothing complex about Bradley Manning’s case, so why is the world’s best known human rights group not demanding his release?

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