Posted in Central Asia, Chemical Weapons, Civilian Casualties, Government, Ground Assault, Gunfire, Iraq, Protesters, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, tagged Civilian Casualties, Iraq, protestors, security forces on April 19, 2011 |
Reuters
April 18, 2011
ARBIL, Iraq, April 18 (Reuters) – At least 90 people were wounded in a second straight day of clashes between protesters and security forces in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya on Monday, police and medical sources said. (more…)
Posted in Africa, Air Strike, Chemical Weapons, Civilian Casualties, Government, Gunfire, Laws, Trials, Libya, Military, NATO/Allies, United Nations, tagged air strikes, Civilian Casualties, ICC, Libya, Nato, Protesters, United Nations, UNSC on April 6, 2011 |
By: Angus MacSwan
April 5, 2011
BENGHAZI, Libya — The International Criminal Court has evidence Muammar Gaddafi’s government planned to put down protests by killing civilians before the uprising in Libya broke out, the ICC’s prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Protests against the government that began on Feb. 15 swiftly descended into civil war after Col. Gaddafi’s forces opened fire on demonstrators. He then put down uprisings in Libya’s west, leaving the east and the city of Misrata in rebel hands.
NATO-led air power is now holding the balance in Libya, preventing Col. Gaddafi’s forces from overrunning the seven-week old revolt, but unable for now to hand the rebels outright victory. (more…)
Posted in Chemical Weapons, Civilian Casualties, Government, Israel, Middle-East, tagged Civilian Casualties, gaza, Israel, Middle-East, Palestine, white phosphorous on July 21, 2010 |
Reuters
7/21/10
A new Israeli report on the 2008-2009 war in the Gaza Strip says that the Israel Defense Forces is taking steps to reduce the number of civilian casualties in future wars and will restrict the use of white phosphorous.
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Posted in Chemical Weapons, Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Foreign Aid, Government, Health Care, Military, Mortars, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, tagged civilian injuries, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, cyanide, Government, guerrillas, healthcare, human shields, innocent civilians, innocent victims, LTTE, Military, Mortars, NGOs, Shells, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers, Terrorists, war victims on April 26, 2009 |
By The Sunday Times
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Tamil girl with a severe leg injury was sharing a hospital bed yesterday with her elder sister, who had burns to her face. Their mother was dead and their father was in intensive care with a 50% chance of survival.
Posted in Chemical Weapons, Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Fact Finding, Government, Israel, Laws, Trials, Middle-East, Military, Mortars, NGOs, Palestine, Rocket, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, Terrorists, United Nations, tagged Courts, Fact Finding, Hamas, IDF, innocent civilians, innocent victims, international law, investigations, Israel, Israeli Defense Forces, laws, Middle-East, Military, NGOs, Palestine, report, rockets, Shells, Terrorists, UN, UN Human Rights Council, United Nations, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, UNRWA, war victims, white phosphorous on April 23, 2009 |
The Israeli military’s findings about the conduct of its forces in Gaza, announced on April 22, lack credibility and confirm the need for an impartial international inquiry into alleged violations by both Israel and Hamas, Human Rights Watch said today. Israel and Hamas should cooperate with Justice Richard Goldstone, the eminent international jurist appointed by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate serious laws-of-war violations during the recent conflict.
“The investigative results make clear that the Israeli military will not objectively monitor itself,” said Joe Stork, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “The conclusions are an apparent attempt to mask violations of the laws of war by Israeli forces in Gaza. Only an impartial inquiry will provide a measure of redress for the civilians who were killed unlawfully. “
