Det danske Fredsakademi
Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 11. Juni 2010 / Time Line June 11, 2010
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Statement concerning israel's blockade of Gaza
by John Avery
Israel's illegal blockade of Gaza is an example of collective
punishment, and thus a crime against humanity. The murderous attack
in international waters on a convoy of ships bringing humanitarian
aid to Gaza is also a gross violation of international law. I think
that despite efforts of the United States to protect Israel from
the consequences of its crimes, legal action should be taken, both
in the United Nations General Assembly and in the International
Criminal Court. There are good grounds for suspending the
membership of Israel in the United Nations as long as it violates
General Assembly resolutions and until it conforms with the
principles of international humanitarian law.
References:
Francis A. Boyle, “International law and Israel's war on
Gaza”
http://www.countercurrents.org/boyle281209.htm
Stephen Zunes, “Israel's latest violation - and the U.S.
support for it”
http://www.fpif.org/articles/israels_latest_violation
United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/specialsession/9/FactFindingMission.htm
06/11/2010
Statement on extrajudicial killings by means of drones
by John Avery
The United States argues that extrajudicial CIA killings by means
of Drones in countries with which the US is not at war are
justified as long as they are part of the “war on
terror”. However, if such a principle were accepted, it would
undermine all international efforts to safeguard human rights
throughout the world. Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on
Extrajudicial Killings, states that “Intelligence agencies,
which by definition are determined to remain unaccountable except
to their own paymasters, have no place in running programs that
kill people in other countries”. Besides being illegal, the
Drone killings are also highly counterproductive, since reports of
the large numbers of innocent civilians killed by the Drones create
rage in the targeted countries, and hence more terrorists.
References
“UN Investigator calls for a halt to CIA Drone
killings”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100602/ts_nm/us_killings_drones
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/2E076B5840AE2D0FC12572AC006FA39F?opendocument
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