Plunder of Palestinian natural resources is “corporate war crime,” manual explains
WhoProfits, a research project of the Coalition of Women for Peace, has documented corporate plunder of natural resources in the occupied West Bank. For example, Israeli cosmetics firm Ahava’s extraction of mud from the occupied Palestinian Dead Sea and HeidelbergCement and Cemex’s role in operating quarries in the West Bank. HeidelbergCement and Cemex headquarters are [...]
Turkish court indicts Israeli military leaders in absentia
A Turkish criminal court this week indicted four Israeli military leaders in absentia for their alleged killing of nine Turkish citizens during the Free Gaza Flotilla in 2010, a police source in Israel told the Law Enforcement Examiner. The indictment affidavit from Istanbul prosecutor Mehmet Ekinci was given to the court last week and its [...]
Human Rights Watch: Syrian regime committed war crimes just before cease fire
Syrian government forces carried out war crimes during a two-week offensive in the northern province of Idlib shortly before an April 12 cease-fire came into effect, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. According to HRW Syrian troops killed at least 95 civilians and burned or destroyed hundreds of houses as U.N. special envoy Kofi Annan was [...]
On Civil Courage, Civil Strength and Amnesty in Suriname
Introduction What is the role of a civil society, and why is this role so important. Civil societies are important because of their aggregative qualities, the fact that can help kindle leadership, help build and strengthen institutions and function as watchdog in the political arena, to ensure that mandate is not abused and the interests [...]
Bangladesh war crimes suspect escapes police dragnet
Bangladesh most-wanted war crimes suspect escaped police dragnet and flees to India on his final destination to Pakistan. Home minister Shahara Khatun on Tuesday told reporters that the authority will seek help from Interpol to arrest suspect Abul Kalam Azad aka ‘Bachchu Razakar’. Quoting close relatives of Azad, elite anti-crime forces Rapid Action Battalion on [...]
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