Tag: International Law
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Gaza drones: German government was entitled to rely on assurances from Israel, court rules against a Palestinian
A Palestinian spent nearly two years fighting to force Berlin to restrict Israel’s use of two German-leased drones – and lost. The Higher Administrative Court in Münster confirmed a ruling by the Cologne Administrative Court, finding that the conditions for…
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For 13 years, 4 German governments have turned a blind eye to the US using Ramstein for its wars of aggression
Three reports commissioned by the Bundestag are unequivocal: the US attacks on Iran violate international law – and by tolerating Ramstein, Germany may be complicit. Britain, France and Spain have banned the US, either partially or for extended periods, from…
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Frontex withholds details about people in distress – while this data apparently goes to coast guards in Libya
The EU border agency only passes on limited information about refugee boats in distress at sea to ships in the vicinity, so that the people are picked up by Libya’s coast guard. This is indicated by data from Sea-Watch. The…
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Germany does not investigate deaths of its citizens despite Israel’s crimes under international law
Several Germans were killed by Israel in Gaza. Even though these are criminal offences, the German government does not want to prosecute them. International lawyers and the Left Party group in the Bundestag are criticising this. Since the attack by…