The Canadian section of the organization is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to support a ceasefire amid conflict in the Middle East.
Amnesty International continues to closely monitor the human rights and humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023. We are witnessing horror unfolding on an unimaginable scale in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We write to follow up to our letter of October 14 with the urgent call for Canada to support an immediate ceasefire by all parties in the occupied Gaza Strip and Israel and the release of all hostages.
New restrictions mean Gaza is fast running out of water, medicine, fuel, and electricity. The health sector is under severe strain and facing critical shortages. An immediate ceasefire would give hospitals an opportunity to receive life-saving medicines, water, and equipment as well as to repair damaged wards they need to treat the wounded. An immediate ceasefire is the most effective way to protect civilians and prevent further civilian deaths by safely delivering necessities.
Civilians in Israel also continue to come under attack from indiscriminate rocket fire from Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. Amnesty International’s research has highlighted how on October 7, Hamas and other armed groups from the occupied Gaza Strip launched indiscriminate rockets into Israel and sent fighters who committed grave violations of international law, such as summary killings of civilians and hostage taking, which amount to war crimes.
Action is urgently needed The call for a ceasefire is widely embraced by the United Nations, civil society and human rights experts including the Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, the UN agencies working in Palestine, numerous UN special procedures, the UN Secretary General and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights who recently concluded a visit to Canada.
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