Today’s update of human rights events around the world.
GAZA: Group slams IDF medical ethics in Gaza
The Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) group on Tuesday said that IDF soldiers had violated medical ethics during Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip. A Palestinian youth wounded. The report alleged that in several instances “not only did the [army] not evacuate besieged and wounded families, it also prevented Palestinian [medical] teams from reaching the wounded” Al Jazeera
ISRAEL: Police break up 8 PA events in E. Jerusalem
Jerusalem police on Saturday dispersed eight small east Jerusalem events organized by the Palestinian Authority as part of a Palestinian Culture Week aimed at declaring the city the “capital of Arab culture,” police said. The events were intended to emphasize the Palestinian claim to east Jerusalem. Jerusalem Post
PERU: The Comforts of Impunity
Retired military officers facing prosecution in Peru for cases of corruption or human rights violations allegedly committed during the 1980-2000 civil war are awaiting trial in the comfort of their homes. IPS
SUDAN: Expulsions ‘confirm crimes’
Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has criticized the Sudanese president’s decision to expel 13 aid agencies from the country. Al Jazeera
SRI LANKA: Civilians flee fighting
Nearly 1,200 civilians have fled recent heavy fighting in northern Sri Lanka, as government troops battled to seize more territory from the separatist Tamil Tigers, the military has said. Al Jazeera
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