{"id":12526,"date":"2018-04-21T10:52:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T14:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=12526"},"modified":"2019-12-21T10:47:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T15:47:39","slug":"amnesty-international-israeli-forces-must-end-the-use-of-excessive-force-in-response-to-great-march-of-return-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=12526","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty International: Israeli forces must end the use of excessive force in response to \u201cGreat March of Return\u201d protests"},"content":{"rendered":"
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. HUMAN RIGHTS . <\/p>\n

An article from Amnesty International<\/a><\/p>\n

The Israeli authorities must put an immediate end to the excessive and lethal force being used to suppress Palestinian demonstrations in Gaza, Amnesty International said as fresh protests have started today [April 13].<\/p>\n

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Following the deaths of 26 Palestinians, including three children and a photojournalist, Yasser Murtaja, and the injuring of around 3,078 others during protests on the past two Fridays, Amnesty International is renewing its call for independent and effective investigations into reports that Israeli soldiers unlawfully used firearms and other excessive force against unarmed protesters.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the past two weeks, the world has watched in horror as Israeli forces unleashed excessive, deadly force against protesters, including children, who merely demand an end to Israel\u2019s brutal policies towards Gaza and a life of dignity,\u201d said Magdalena Mughrabi, Amnesty International\u2019s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Israeli authorities must urgently reverse their policies and abide by their international legal obligations. Their horrifying use of live ammunition against unarmed protesters, and the resultant deaths, must be investigated as possible unlawful killings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Israeli authorities must respect the Palestinians\u2019 right to peaceful protest and, in the event that there is violence, use only the force necessary to address it. Under international law, lethal force can only be used when unavoidable to protect against imminent threats to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eyewitness testimonies as well as videos and photographs taken during demonstrations point to evidence that, in some instances, unarmed Palestinian protesters were shot by Israeli snipers while waving the Palestinian flag or running away from the fence.<\/p>\n

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Questions related to this article:<\/div>\n
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Rights of the child, How can they be promoted and protected?<\/a> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Presenting the Palestinian side of the Middle East, Is it important for a culture of peace?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Among those injured since Friday 30 March, there were around 445 children, at least 21 members of the Palestinian Red Crescent\u2019s emergency teams, and 15 journalists. According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, some 1,236 people have been hit by live ammunition. Others have been injured by rubber bullets or treated for tear gas inhalation dropped by drones. The World Health Organization expressed concern that nearly 350 of those injured may be temporarily or permanently disabled as a result of their injuries. So far, at least four people have had leg amputations.<\/p>\n

On two consecutive Fridays, tens of thousands of Palestinians, including men, women and children, have gathered in five camps set up around 700 meters away from the fence that separates the Gaza Strip from Israel to reassert their right of return and demand an end to nearly 11 years of Israel\u2019s blockade. While protests have been largely peaceful, a minority of protesters have thrown stones and, according to the Israeli army, Molotov cocktails in the direction of the fence. The Israeli forces claim that those killed were trying to cross the fence between Gaza and Israel or were \u201cmain instigators.\u201d There have been no Israeli casualties.<\/p>\n

While the Israeli army indicated that it would investigate the conduct of its forces during the protests in Gaza, Israel\u2019s investigations have consistently fallen short of international standards and hardly ever result in criminal prosecution. As a result, serious crimes against Palestinians routinely go unpunished.<\/p>\n

In a statement made on 8 April, Fatou Ben Souda, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court expressed concern at the deaths and injuries of Palestinians by Israeli forces, reminding that the situation in Palestine was under preliminary examination by her office.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccountability is urgently needed not only for this latest spate of incidents where excessive and lethal force has been used by Israel but also for decades of potentially unlawful killings, including extrajudicial executions, and other crimes under international law.\u201d<\/p>\n

The protests were launched to coincide with\u00a0Land Day, and are demanding the right of return for millions of refugees to villages and towns in what is now Israel.<\/p>\n

The protests are expected to last until 15 May, when Palestinians commemorate the Nakba or \u201cgreat catastrophe\u201d. The day marks the displacement and dispossession of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in 1948-9 during the conflict following the creation of the state of Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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