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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Finds Violations in Gaza Strip

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, toured the Gazan town of Beit Hanoun, where 19 Palestinians were killed on November 8th when Israeli Defence Forces shelled a residential area. The High Commissioner told journalists that an independent, credible and thorough inquiry was needed to determine where responsibility lies for the deaths in Beit Hanoun. Arbour further stated that the lack of accountability for human rights in Gaza has left Palestinians in the territory with a complete sense of abandonment.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20669&Cr=Palestin&Cr1=

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ICC Hearing Begins in The Prosecutor vs. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo

The ICC commenced the public hearing for the confirmation of charges against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo on November 9, scheduled to end on November 28. If the Pre-Trial Chamber confirms the charges brought against Dyilo, then there will be subsequent proceedings. Dyilo is being charged for war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including the conscription of children under the age of fifteen. Legal representatives of the victims will make opening statements at the hearing, which notably marks the “first time in international criminal law that victims have been able to participate in the proceedings.”

See http://www.icc-cpi.int/press/pressreleases/202.html

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