It’s genocide
For decades Amnesty International has documented human rights abuses in both the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel. We have called for an end to Israel’s illegal occupation and annexation of Palestinian territory. In 2022 we released a landmark report that found Israel is committing the crime of apartheid. In January 2024 we warned of the risk of genocide.
Now, after an in-depth investigation, has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed, and is continuing to commit, genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.
Take Action:
Join us in calling on the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs to:
- Publicly recognise that Israeli authorities are committing the crime of genocide
- Ban imports from illegal settlements as well as investment in companies connected to maintaining the occupation
- Help Palestinian people seeking refuge to come to Aotearoa New Zealand and receive support
We recognise other organisations and people have been calling it genocide for some time now. What has taken time in producing this report is the collation of stories and evidence and compiling detailed forensic documentation into what is happening. Documenting evidence, especially in places where horrific violence and destruction is occurring, is difficult and takes time.
By releasing this report, we wish to support these wider ongoing efforts to end the horrendous human rights atrocities.
Genocide is “the commission of one or more acts prohibited by the Genocide Convention, committed with the specific intent to destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, in whole or in part.”
Over a period of nine months, Amnesty International interviewed hundreds of people, analysed photos and video of the devastation and the remains of weaponry, corroborated it with satellite photography, and reviewed a huge range of datasets, reports and statements by UN agencies, humanitarian organisations, human rights groups and senior Israeli Government and military officials.
Now it’s time for all of us to show that we value a world where everyone can live with dignity.
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