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The UN Office for the High Commissioner on Human Rights is warning that Israel’s deliberate attacks on civilian targets across Lebanon may amount to war crimes, because international law demands a distinction between military and civilian targets. Since Israel started its new war against Lebanon on March 2, at least 912 people have been killed, […]

Inquest To Examine If Police Hand-Cuffing Contributed To Henry Nowak's Death Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity, The system that failed Henry Nowak will come under refreshed scrutiny as some medical experts have suggested police actions could have contributed to his tragic death. An inquest will probe whether Hampshire police officers caused or contributed to the 18-year-old student's death when they yanked his arms behind his back, handcuffed him, and treated him as a suspect while he lay bleeding out and pleading that he had been stabbed and could not breathe. This comes...