A watchdog has told Surrey Police to investigate whether a decision to ram an escaped cow with a patrol car was proportionate and whether the officers involved met standards of professional behaviour. The force was heavily criticised after footage was posted online of a 10-month-old calf being rammed by a police car following reports of […]
The Israeli attack on a school in the Gaza Strip to eliminate Hamas fighters has sparked fierce criticism and heated international debate. A spokesman for the UN Human Rights Office told dpa in Geneva on Friday that international humanitarian law “prohibits launching attacks where the anticipated incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, damage […]
Israel’s response to the Hamas attack is beyond what is “necessary and proportionate”, Ireland has told the UN’s top court. Irish attorney general Rossa Fanning also told the International Court of Justice that Israel is annexing Palestinian territory and has prevented Palestinian people from exercising their rights to self-determination. It further said that states are […]