Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups flagrantly violated international law and displayed a chilling disregard for human life by carrying out cruel and brutal crimes including mass summary killings, hostage-taking, and launching indiscriminate rocket attacks into Israel, Amnesty International said today. With evidence still emerging of the horrors that unfolded in southern Israel, Amnesty International will continue its investigations in order to determine the full range of crimes under international law.
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Thai authorities have repeatedly deployed reckless and violent tactics to quell the countryâs burgeoning youth protest movement including beating demonstrators, firing chemicals from water cannons and shooting rubber bullets at close range, new research from Amnesty International reveals today.
The report,
My face burned as if on fire, provides exhaustive documentation and analysis of the past year of Thai protests, painting a detailed picture of the excessive and unlawful use of force against largely peaceful protesters.Â
Reporting by Amnestyâs on-the-ground monitors is corroborated by interviews with dozens of victims and eyewitnesses. Amnestyâs International Crisis Evidence Lab has also verified 87 videos depicting police violence.