Avner Gidron
@AvnerGidron
Senior Policy Adviser at Amnesty International. Tweets are my own; retweets not endorsements.
A new investigation about Israel's "double tap" policy deliberately targeting people in Gaza as they try to rescue those buried alive in the rubble. 972mag.com/double-tap-isr…
The #Houthis recent attacks on 2 civilian ships in the #RedSea, killing + injuring several crew members, amount to war crimes, and are posing major environmental risks. The ships weren't military targets, and had no connection to Israel. One carried aid. hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…
A report by +972 reveals that after a site is bombed, it’s often struck again to hinder rescue efforts. Soldiers and eyewitnesses say the practice has become routine in Gaza — and it even has a name: “double tap.” @yuval_abraham @972mag 972mag.com/double-tap-isr…
NEW: Iranian forces’ use of cluster munitions against Israel in ‘12 Day War’ violated international humanitarian law - @Amnesty investigation "Cluster munitions are inherently indiscriminate weapons that must never be used" - @ErikaGuevaraR amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
A famine expert on Gaza: "There is no case since WWII of starvation that has been so minutely designed and controlled." He notes the Israeli judge on the International Court of Justice agreed with the order to provide humanitarian aid. that Israel ignored. x.com/SaulStaniforth…
"There is no case since WW2 of starvation that has been so minutely designed and controlled" Famine expert Alex de Waal on Israel deliberately starving an entire civilian population
🧵New @amnesty investigation finds Israel’s deliberate air strikes on Iran’s Evin prison on 23 June constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law and must be criminally investigated as war crimes. 1/10 amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
AFP warning its Gaza reporters are at risk of literally starving to death - having risked their lives for so long to tell the story that Israel prevents the international media from reaching.
AFP Journalists’ Association on reporters in Gaza: ‘Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can remember seeing a colleague die of hunger. We refuse to see them die’
The arrest of Khaled El Hishri by German authorities pursuant to an ICC warrant is a rare and important opportunity for accountability for victims of crimes in Libya. Germany must fully cooperate with the ICC and expeditiously surrender him to the Court
I join UN experts in calling for investigations into deaths in custody in Belarus of political prisoners, including those falsely stigmatized as terrorists or extremists
#Belarus: UN experts call for investigations into deaths in custody of individuals who were deprived of their liberty for expressing political dissent. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
Deeply concerning statement. The National Hospital in Sweida and the medics and sick and wounded inside must be protected.
Media and Communications Department at Defense Ministry told SANA: Outlaw groups use the National Hospital in Sweida province as a launching pad for their operations against the army and interior security forces.
Excited to share this new piece on why @hrw is calling for gender apartheid to be recognized as a crime under international law. This comes after long & careful discussion w/many colleagues about if there is need for such a law and any potential downsides. justsecurity.org/116780/gender-…
ICRC mourns colleague killed in Gaza icrc.org/en/article/mou…
As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’ nytimes.com/2025/07/16/wor… via @NYTimes
📍 Gaza | It is with deep sorrow that we announce the tragic killing of our colleague, Ziyad El Toum. We extend our deepest condolences to Ziyad’s wife, extended family, and all those who had the privilege of knowing and working with him at @ICRC_ilot.
Today in Tel Aviv: army-bound teens are burning their draft orders in the street. “We won’t take part in genocide. We won’t serve apartheid.” The movement to resist is growing. Refuse-- you are not alone.
📍Sweida, Syria | We are deeply concerned by the latest outbreak of violence, which has resulted in many people killed or injured. @SSakalianICRC, head of @ICRC_sy urges the involved actors to: - Protect the population - Ensure access to healthcare - Safeguard essential services
Big Brother gets new powers in China with digital ID system washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…
Hong Kong: Appeal hearing in ‘HK 47’ case a pivotal chance to correct mass injustice amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
