This report inventories and analyses the range of international laws that protect the environment during armed conflict. With a view to identifying the current gaps and weaknesses in this system, the authors examine the relevant provisions within four bodies of international law – international humanitarian law (IHL), international criminal law (ICL), international environmental law (IEL),…

Released on november the 6th 2009: More than thirty years since the massive defoliation campaigns of the Viet Nam War, and nearly twenty since the extensive pollution caused by the destruction of 600 oil wells in Kuwait at the end of the first Gulf War, the environment continues to fall victim to armed conflict worldwide. …

Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Palestine: draft resolution The General Assembly 1. Endorses the report of the Human Rights Council on its twelfth special session, held on 15 and 16 October 2009;6 2. Requests the Secretary-General to…

The Independent Fact Finding Committee on Gaza to the League of Arab States was established in February 2009 with the tasks of investigating and reporting on violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law during the Israeli military offensive against Gaza from 27 December 2008 to 18 January 2009 and collecting information on the…

Deformed babies in Fallujah Iraq LETTER TO THE UNITED NATIONS Various undersigned

REPORT On the use of radioactive weapons in the Gaza Strip during « Operation Cast Lead » (27 December 2008 – 18 January 2009)

July 28, 2009     By Ilan Pappe           [Contribution to the Reimagining Society Project hosted by ZCommunications]

January 10, 2009 Since the beginning of Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza on January 3, 2009, there have been numerous media reports about the possible use by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of white phosphorus (WP), a chemical substance used in military ordnance that has several tactical uses. The IDF has told Human Rights Watch…

Israel Should Release Camera Footage of Deadly Attacks June 30, 2009   (Jerusalem) – Israeli attacks with guided missiles fired from aerial drones killed civilians during the recent Gaza fighting in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The attacks with one of the most precise weapons…

A UN human rights mission has begun hearing testimony in its investigation of alleged war crimes by Israel and Hamas during the 22-day Gaza war earlier this year. The fact-finding mission opened a two-day public hearing on Sunday in Gaza City where it began hearing from victims of the conflict, which began in late December…