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Hamas waged a deadly campaign as war devastated Gaza - 12 February 2009

Hamas gunmen have shot dead at least two dozen men and injured scores of others since the end of December last year.

Video: Researching allegations of war crimes in Israel and Gaza - 30 January 2009

Following the outbreak of the recent conflict in Gaza and southern Israel on 27 December 2008 and then Israel's ground invasion of Gaza on 3 January 2009, Amnesty In

Attacks on ambulance workers in Gaza - 28 January 2009

Emergency medical rescue workers, including doctors, paramedics and ambulance drivers, have repeatedly come under fire from Israeli forces in the Gaza conflict while c

Obama - a chance to build respect for human rights - 28 January 2009

In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama rejected as "false" the choice between safety and respect for human rights.

Building trust and respect for human rights - 28 January 2009

Those who watched Barack Obama take office on 20 January were part of a far-reaching celebration of the once seemingly impossible becoming reality.

Israeli army used flechettes against Gaza civilians - 27 January 2009

An anti-personnel weapon designed to penetrate dense vegetation, flechettes should never be used in built-up civilian areas.

Time for accountability in Gaza and southern Israel - 26 January 2009

With fragile ceasefires now in place in Gaza and southern Israel, the full extent of the devastation caused in recent weeks is becoming increasingly clear.

Gaza returning to 'normality' in the face of destruction and anxiety - 26 January 2009

As people try to put their lives back together, the threat of renewed conflict is all too real. The ceasefire has now officially run out, and there is anxiety about

Israel must disclose weapons used in Gaza - 26 January 2009

Disclosure of weapons and munitions used by the Israeli armed forces, would mean that medical staff were better equipped to treat victims of the three week military ca

Israeli soldiers leave Gaza homes in devastated condition - 23 January 2009

Houses have been looted, vandalized and desecrated. Israeli soldiers have left behind not only mounds of litter and excrement but ammunition and other military equipme