The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/amnesty-international/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:26:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Amnesty International | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/amnesty-international/ 32 32 Amnesty accuses Israel of ‘state-led’ ethnic cleansing in West Bank; IDF rejects charge https://www.timesofisrael.com/amnesty-accuses-israel-of-state-led-ethnic-cleansing-in-west-bank-idf-rejects-charge/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:14:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3840229 Rights group claims routine violence against Bedouin and Palestinian herding communities isn't perpetrated by 'bad apples,' but is 'a core component of a state-sanctioned campaign'

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]]> Iran’s Baha’i minority community facing increasing arrests, torture and execution fears https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-bahai-minority-community-facing-increasing-arrests-torture-and-execution-fears/ Fri, 08 May 2026 14:58:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3819224 Rights groups, relatives warn Tehran intensifying persecution of group amid regional tensions; Amnesty says regime falsely accusing Baha'is as spies for Israel

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]]> ‘War crime’: Amnesty slams Iran’s recruitment of children as young as 12 to Basij militia https://www.timesofisrael.com/war-crime-amnesty-slams-irans-recruitment-of-children-as-young-as-12-to-basij-militia/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:25:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3794117 Rights group cites eyewitnesses, videos as proof the IRGC has enlisted kids to man checkpoints, says deployment of child soldiers violates UN convention to which Tehran is a party

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]]> Trump still pushing aides to draw up ‘decisive’ military options against Iran — WSJ https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-still-pushing-aides-to-draw-up-decisive-military-options-against-iran-wsj/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:06:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3738314 Options said to include actions aimed at toppling regime; Iran says it would fight back ‘with everything we have’; Amnesty warns Iran plans to execute protester on Wednesday

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]]> Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi says Iran internet blackout could hide possible ‘massacre’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/nobel-laureate-shirin-ebadi-says-iran-internet-shutdown-could-hide-possible-massacre/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:14:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3730595 Peace prize winner says shutdown is a tactic; exiled activist says she was told hundreds hospitalized with eye injuries from pellet gun fire; international phone calls also blocked

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]]> In first, Amnesty accuses Hamas of crimes against humanity on Oct. 7 and during Gaza war https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-amnesty-accuses-hamas-of-crimes-against-humanity-on-oct-7-and-during-gaza-war/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:55:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3709524 Organization had accused terror group of war crimes, now stresses systematic 'extermination'; Hamas rejects charge, while Israel says report 'falls far short'

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]]> Amnesty: US strike on Yemen prison that killed dozens may be war crime https://www.timesofisrael.com/amnesty-us-strike-on-yemen-prison-that-killed-dozens-may-be-war-crime/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:37:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3676367 Rights group says April attack appeared to be 'indiscriminate' with no clear military objective at facility holding African migrants; US promises assessment soon

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]]> Critics accused of quietly rewriting meaning of genocide to fling charges at Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/critics-accused-of-quietly-rewriting-meaning-of-genocide-to-fling-charges-at-israel/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:45:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3619589 Israel advocates say groups have broadened definitions of crimes against humanity to encompass Jewish state's actions, but others maintain updates needed for decades-old formulation

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]]> Amnesty International accuses Iran of firing cluster munitions at Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/amnesty-international-accuses-iran-of-firing-cluster-munitions-at-israel/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:59:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3605381 Report says Tehran launched the munitions, which scatter bomblets over an expanded area, at central Israel and Beersheba, calls their use a war crime

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]]> Amnesty calls for war crimes probe into Israeli strike on Iran’s Evin Prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/amnesty-calls-for-war-crimes-probe-into-israeli-strike-on-irans-evin-prison/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:58:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3603559 Rights group charges that 'deliberate' airstrike during 12-day war, which Iran said killed 79 people, cannot be seen as 'legal military objective'

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]]> ‘Lies’: Israel denounces Amnesty charge that aid system uses starvation in Gaza genocide https://www.timesofisrael.com/lies-israel-denounces-amnesty-charge-that-aid-system-uses-starvation-in-gaza-genocide/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:50:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3590218 UK human rights group says Israel creating 'deadly mix of hunger and disease'; Israeli Foreign Ministry responds: Amnesty joining forces with Hamas

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]]> Huge protest in The Hague demands Dutch government draw ‘red line’ on Gaza war https://www.timesofisrael.com/huge-protest-in-the-hague-demands-dutch-government-draw-red-line-on-gaza-war/ Sun, 18 May 2025 19:18:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3551940 Organizers say 100,000 attend demonstration, calling it the Netherlands' biggest protest in two decades, as new Israeli military offensive begins in war against Hamas terror group

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]]> Amnesty International suspends defiant Israel branch for ‘undermining’ its mission https://www.timesofisrael.com/amnesty-international-suspends-defiant-israel-branch-for-undermining-its-mission/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:10:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3455312 Rights organization accuses local mission of 'endemic anti-Palestinian racism' and threatening organization's 'credibility, integrity'; freeze to remain in place for two years

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]]> Amnesty says Hezbollah attacks on civilians must be investigated as war crimes https://www.timesofisrael.com/amnesty-says-hezbollah-attacks-on-civilians-must-be-investigated-as-war-crimes/ Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:28:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3444004&preview=true&preview_id=3444004 Rights group previously accused Israel of war crimes in Lebanon and Gaza as well

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]]> Lebanon says 1 killed in Israeli strike on border town that IDF left amid ceasefire https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanon-says-one-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-border-town-idf-left-amid-ceasefire/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:16:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3438958&preview=true&preview_id=3438958 Attack on Al Khiam also injured one, says Lebanese health ministry; troops find Hezbollah arms in scan of south Lebanon; Amnesty: 4 Israeli strikes in Lebanon could be war crimes

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