Egypt: Army Intensifies Sinai Home Demolitions

Egypt: Army Intensifies Sinai Home Demolitions

The Egyptian army has vastly expanded widespread destruction of homes, commercial buildings, and farms in the North Sinai governorate since February 9, 2018, as part of its military campaign against an affiliate of the Islamic State group there. The new destruction is the largest since the army officially began evictions in 2014.

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Actor & Comedian, Luis Chataing (@luischataing) told us why he is supporting the Venezuelan people suffering at the hands of the Maduro regime. Comment on this post and tell us why you are with Venezuela. Stand with Venezuela - link in bio! #todosconvenezuela This week’s human rights news, in numbers. #hrw Over five years of conflict in the Central African Republic has been devastating for the country’s civilians. There has been widespread killing, sexual violence, and thousands of homes destroyed. A quarter of the population has fled the violence, and, according to the Global Hunger Index, it’s one of the hungriest country in the world. More than one million Central Africans are displaced due to conflict. Many have no access to water and food. An unprecedented judicial initiative, the Special Criminal Court, now seeks to prosecute in the Central African Republic war crimes and crimes against humanity dating back to 2003. This court could be the country’s chance to deliver justice for some of the worst crimes committed while empowering victims to participate in the process. In the last 6 weeks, Israeli forces have shot more than 100 Palestinians inside Gaza. Thousands more have been wounded, many with life-changing injuries. Israeli soldiers were firing at demonstrators who entered a 300-meter zone inside Gaza, along the border fence. Israel has declared it off limits. They acted on orders from senior security officials who told them to fire live rounds even outside of life-threatening situations. Most protesters were peaceful. Others threw stones and firebombs, launched kites with incendiary material or tried to breach or damage the fence. Israel has a responsibility to defend its borders. But during protests lethal force can only be used when strictly necessary to protect against an imminent threat to life. Merely entering a zone inside Gaza that Israel has declared off limits or even trying to cross the border, does not permit the use of deadly force. It doesn’t matter who they are. It doesn’t matter who, if anyone, sent them. Security forces may not fire on demonstrators unless they endanger life. We need accountability for more than 100 deaths at the #Gaza border. A picture speaks a thousand words: This is US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley walking out of a Security Council meeting as the Palestinian envoy begins to speak. This week Israeli forces shot and killed 60 Palestinians in #Gaza who were demonstrating the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem. They wounded more than 1,000. The US has blocked a UN investigation into the deaths. These staggering casualty levels are neither the result of justifiable force nor of isolated abuses; but foreseeable results of senior Israeli officials’ orders on the use of force. The #FIFAWorldCup starting on June 14, 2018, will take place during the worst human rights crisis in Russia since the Soviet era. The backdrop to the tournament, which takes place over a month in 11 Russian cities, is a harsh and deteriorating environment for human rights. The authorities routinely use restrictive legislation to stifle freedoms of assembly, association, and expression. Government officials crackdown on dissent by enforcing repressive laws and increasing online censorship. FIFA should use its leverage with the Russian authorities to address labor rights abuses, restrictions on fundamental freedoms, and an ongoing crackdown on human rights defenders.
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