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Mon, 31 May 2010 16:23:15 -0400 Message-ID: <09D2DD35B8214A778EA82DFEF048C194@EdiePC> From: "Edith Garwood" <egarwood@windstream.net> To: <amnesty-d@googlegroups.com> References: <AANLkTikMsFQeAS2pU62LYFd7VlIEmUO3ox6LpX29-MOg@mail.gmail.com> <1566.66.191.117.148.1275053046.squirrel@newmail.core.com> <24b6ff8d-aa20-4c88-b690-45de6027021f@q8g2000vbm.googlegroups.com> <50fbd662-c2ef-4f83-a781-e4472977b8cb@e6g2000vbm.googlegroups.com> <839a74f0-5fee-4bf3-b595-6bd848b9bc64@a20g2000vbc.googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: <839a74f0-5fee-4bf3-b595-6bd848b9bc64@a20g2000vbc.googlegroups.com> Subject: [amnesty-d] AI statement on Israeli attack on flotilla Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 16:23:10 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18197 X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of egarwood@windstream.net designates 162.39.147.110 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=egarwood@windstream.net X-Original-Sender: egarwood@windstream.net Reply-To: amnesty-d@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list amnesty-d@googlegroups.com; contact amnesty-d+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: <amnesty-d.googlegroups.com> List-Post: <http://groups.google.com/group/amnesty-d/post?hl=en_US>, <mailto:amnesty-d@googlegroups.com> List-Help: <http://groups.google.com/support/?hl=en_US>, <mailto:amnesty-d+help@googlegroups.com> List-Archive: <http://groups.google.com/group/amnesty-d?hl=en_US> Sender: amnesty-d@googlegroups.com List-Unsubscribe: <http://groups.google.com/group/amnesty-d/subscribe?hl=en_US>, <mailto:amnesty-d+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1; reply-type=original x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-m218.2 ; domain : googlegroups.com DKIM : pass x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d410f4c041abb6260 X-AOL-IP: 209.85.211.168 Just wanted to post fyi. The IS issued a press release by 7am EST this morning, but then put out an other statement which was a bit stronger. I put latest statement at top. Original statement follows: UPDATE - May 31 2010 Amnesty International calls for international inquiry now - not just investigation Israeli authorities urged to commission international inquiry Amnesty International interim Secretary General called for an international inquiry into the deaths caused by the raid on the aid flotilla in international waters outside Gaza today. "Given the international nature of this incident and the continuing lack of credible Israeli investigations into violations of human rights in the context of the Gaza conflict, there is also a need for an immediate international investigation," said Claudio Cordone interim Secretary General of Amnesty International. "The Israeli authorities have the primary responsibility to investigate the use of lethal force by its forces, as well as the claims by Israeli officials that Israeli forces were attacked with a range of weapons. But for full credibility and transparency, Israel should invite the relevant UN experts to carry out an investigation into the events of 31 May." "Beyond this tragedy, however, it is imperative that Israel lifts the blockade of Gaza without delay, as it is a form of collective punishment in contravention of international law and primarily affects the most vulnerable among the population." ========================== AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release 31 May 2010 Israeli killings of Gaza ship activists must be investigated Amnesty International has called for Israel to launch an immediate credible and independent investigation into the killing by its armed forces of at least 10 activists on boats protesting the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip. "Israeli forces appear clearly to have used excessive force," said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International's director for the Middle East and North Africa. "Israel says its forces acted in self-defence, alleging that they were attacked by protestors, but it begs credibility that the level of lethal force used by Israeli troops could have been justified. It appears to have been out of all proportion to any threat posed." As a first step, Amnesty International has called on the Israeli authorities to make public immediately the rules of engagement issued to the troops who carried out this lethal attack. "The activists on the ships made it clear that their primary purpose was to protest against the continuing Israeli blockade, which constitutes a form of collective punishment and so a breach of international law," said Malcolm Smart. For nearly three years Israel, which is the occupying power in the Gaza Strip, has implemented a policy of banning all movement of goods and people, except for the most basic humanitarian necessities which are imported by international aid agencies. Only a fraction of patients in need of treatment outside Gaza are allowed out, and dozens have died waiting for Israeli permission to travel. "The blockade does not target armed groups but rather punishes Gaza's entire population by restricting the entry of food, medical supplies, educational equipment and building materials," said Malcolm Smart. "Unsurprisingly, its impact falls most heavily on those most vulnerable among Gaza's 1.5 million people: children, the elderly and the sick." "The blockade constitutes collective punishment under international law and must be lifted immediately." Israel has a duty under international law to ensure the welfare of Gaza's inhabitants, including their rights to health, education, food and adequate housing. END/ Public Document ************************** ************** For more information please call Amnesty International's press office in London, UK, on +44 20 7413 5566 or email: press@amnesty.org International Secretariat, Amnesty International, 1 Easton St., London WC1X 0DW, UK www.amnesty.org -- You are subscribed to the Google Group "amnesty-d." To post to this group, send email to amnesty-d@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to amnesty-d+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com Send administrative questions/requests to: cwilton@igc.org For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/amnesty-d ]