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Top Ten Reasons For Lifting the Blockade of Gaza
For updates on this and other stories about human rights in Gaza and Israel, follow me on Twitter. 10. 80% of the population is dependent on international aid 9. 61%…
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Help a student from Gaza not miss another day of school
Want to help a student who has worked hard both academically and in his community? Someone who has gone through the madness of applying and being accepted at a university…
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My Assignment in Gaza
I didn’t expect to feel joy in the middle of an area that’s been divided by struggle for decades. But there they were – a group of girls, like rays…
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Top 10 Summer Book List for Human Rights Advocates
Here at Amnesty, our staffers have put together a list of books on our summer reading list for human rights. We invite you to read with us as we look…
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Daily Life in Gaza: Loss, Despair, and Hopelessness
The New York Times today published a major front page story on the daily life in Gaza. The story chronicles the adversity, disunity, and sheer loss that dominates daily life…
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Israel Falling Short on the Gaza Blockade
Amnesty International believes the Gaza blockade imposes a collective punishment on 1.4 million Palestinians in clear violation of international law. It must be completely lifted without delay.
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The US Needs to Ensure that the Israeli Siege of Gaza is Lifted
For three years, the population of the Gaza Strip has been suffering the debilitating effects of Israel's blockade imposed when Israel decided to treat the area as a "hostile entity"…
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Israeli Killings of Gaza Ship Activists Must Be Investigated
UPDATE: Amnesty International interim Secretary General Claudio Cordone called for an international inquiry into the deaths caused by the raid on the aid flotilla in international waters outside Gaza today.…
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Gilad Shalit is not a 'Bargaining Chip'
Amnesty International was born out of the injustice of the forgotten prisoner. Â In 1960, a British lawyer, Peter Benenson, read a story about the imprisonment of two Portuguese students, who…
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The UN Votes on Goldstone Report — But Will It Act?
There are powerful efforts to ensure that the Goldstone Report doesn’t get acted on. Amnesty International believes the report is a means toward justice in a conflict in which the…