Lockheed Martin: proud to kill Palestinians?
25 May 2012
Why I confronted a senior Lockheed figure over his firm’s role in arming Israel.
Rights and Accountability
Footballer's dad asks sports world to speak out for hunger-striking son as Israel violates prisoner deal
24 May 2012
The father of Mahmoud Sarsak, a member of the Palestinian national football team jailed without charge or trial by Israel for almost three years, has called on the sporting world to speak out for his son who remains on hunger strike. Meanwhile Israel already violating deal that ended mass hunger strike.
Video: As soldiers guard them, Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village, shooting one
21 May 2012
Video shows Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians with stones, live fire and setting fire to fields as Israeli occupation forces guard the settlers. One Palestinian was shot in the head.
Details emerge of Israeli concessions that ended historic Palestinian mass hunger strike
15 May 2012
Details of the Israeli concessions that ended an historic 28-day mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, and the more than two-month hunger strikes of several prisoners, emerged today.
Thaer Halahleh told he "could die any moment," as hunger strikers' condition increasingly urgent
10 May 2012
Thaer Halahleh has been told he “could die any moment,” by an Israeli prison doctor, as the gravely ill Palestinian who is held without charge or trial by Israel, completed his 73rd day of hunger strike.
Israeli forces raid Ramallah offices of Stop the Wall, steal computers and hard drives
8 May 2012
Israeli forces raided Stop the Wall’s Ramallah offices, stealing laptops, hard drives and memory cards related to the organization’s human rights advocacy work.
Addameer: urgent action needed as Israel's top court rejects appeal of men on 71st day of hunger strike
8 May 2012
Thaer Halahleh and Bilal Diab, on their 71st day of hunger strike, are at immediate risk of death after Israel’s top court rejects a petition challenging their administrative detention orders.
In ruling against hunger strikers, Israel high court shows its fear of security services
7 May 2012
Despite rejecting an appeal from two Palestinian hunger strikers, Israel’s supreme court appeared to send a signal that Israeli authorities should not let the men die in custody.
Take action now: Amnesty issues urgent alert for Palestine hunger strikers who are near death
4 May 2012
Amnesty International today issued a call for Urgent Action from individuals around the world to contact Israeli authorities about Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh, two Palestinians men who are at immediate risk of death on their 67th day of hunger strike.
Ameer Makhoul is a prisoner of conscience and must be freed, say organizations across the globe
4 May 2012
Twenty-five organizations from around the globe have added their voices to the call to free Ameer Makhoul.