Brussels - Amnesty International called on the European Union to ensure that alleged human rights violations in Lebanon and Israel are actively investigated. In a statement, Amnesty International urged the European Union foreign ministers, who met in Finland, "to actively support the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in establishing a comprehensive investigation."
Last week the international human rights organisation accused Israel of war crimes, pointing out that it broke international law by deliberately destroying Lebanon's civilian infrastructure during its recent war in Lebanon.
Amnesty International also underlined that attacks by Hezbollah on Northern Israel were also violations of international humanitarian law.
The organisation further said, that its own recent findings point to war crimes having been committed on both sides ands this must be addressed and now is the right time to do it.
In Germany Development Minister Mrs. Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, from the Social Democratic Party, has labelled Israel's bombing of civilian facilities "unacceptable", and called for an investigation into the use of cluster bombs.
Germany's development minister defended her questioning of Israel's military tactics in Lebanon, rejecting criticism of her remarks by the Germany's Jewish Community leader Charlotte Knobloch.
United Nations and human rights experts said that cluster bomblets dropped by Israel across southern Lebanon had killed 13 people, including three children, and injured 46 since the August 14th ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
United Nations teams have found, until now, 405 locations hit by cluster bombs in south Lebanon.
Israel Rafalovich
Please also see:
Lebanon/Israel: Israel must disclose details of cluster bomb attacks and accept a full investigation
http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engmde020212006
Israel/ Lebanon: Cluster Bombs Intensified With War End; UN
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=2572&blz=1
Last week the international human rights organisation accused Israel of war crimes, pointing out that it broke international law by deliberately destroying Lebanon's civilian infrastructure during its recent war in Lebanon.
Amnesty International also underlined that attacks by Hezbollah on Northern Israel were also violations of international humanitarian law.
The organisation further said, that its own recent findings point to war crimes having been committed on both sides ands this must be addressed and now is the right time to do it.
In Germany Development Minister Mrs. Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, from the Social Democratic Party, has labelled Israel's bombing of civilian facilities "unacceptable", and called for an investigation into the use of cluster bombs.
Germany's development minister defended her questioning of Israel's military tactics in Lebanon, rejecting criticism of her remarks by the Germany's Jewish Community leader Charlotte Knobloch.
United Nations and human rights experts said that cluster bomblets dropped by Israel across southern Lebanon had killed 13 people, including three children, and injured 46 since the August 14th ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
United Nations teams have found, until now, 405 locations hit by cluster bombs in south Lebanon.
Israel Rafalovich
Please also see:
Lebanon/Israel: Israel must disclose details of cluster bomb attacks and accept a full investigation
http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engmde020212006
Israel/ Lebanon: Cluster Bombs Intensified With War End; UN
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=2572&blz=1