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Amnesty International USAlearnlatest newscountriestopicseventsjoinmonthlygivingmembershipdonateshopactactioncentercampaignsnetworksactlocallyespa ntilde;olstudentssearch--beginnotexis----htdig_noindex----middle table begins here ----SIDE NAV begins here ----SIDE NAV ends here -- --/htdig_noindex----endnotexis-- LebanonHuman Rights Concerns Over the past few days, hundreds of Lebanese and over 15 Israeli civilians have reportedly been killed and hundreds more injured. Hizbullah has been firing Katyusha rockets at cities and towns in Northern Israel, resulting in the deaths of civilians, including eight railway workers killed in Haifa. At the same time, Israel has launched air and artillery strikes against villages, towns and cities throughout Lebanon causing many civilian deaths, including a family of seven Lebanese-Canadians who were killed when an Israeli bomb hit their house and fifteen villagers who were killed when their van was targeted by Israeli warplanes. Israeli forces have also launched attacks against civilian infrastructure throughout Lebanon, including Beirut International Airport, bridges, roads, fuel depots and gas stations and electrical generating facilities. legendIsrael/Lebanon conflict/legendOn Monday, August 7, Amnesty activists worldwide held vigils in solidarity with victims and survivors calling for a ceasefire in the Israel/Lebanon conflict.| More about the conflict | More about the ceasefire vigil. raquo; --Israel and Hizbullah, as well as the Lebanese government, must take immediate steps to end the ongoing attacks against civilians and civilian targets. It is vital at this time of rapidly rising tension that all parties observe international humanitarian law which prohibits the targeting of civilians.Read Amnestys statement on the Qana attack. raquo; ----The assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in February 2005 has focused the worlds attention on Lebanon.Following the death of Hariri, thousands of Lebanese took to the streets to demand an end to the long-lasting Syrian presence in their country. As a result of the mounting public and international pressure, the Syrians fulfilled their obligations under the Taif Agreement (1991) and Security Council Resolution 1559 (2004) and withdrew their forces from Lebanon. Several bombings, along with the killing of the journalist Samir Qasir and the politician Georges Hawi, have created an atmosphere of fear.Nevertheless, the election of the new government has raised hopes for change. Amnesty International invites the new government to take steps to improve the human rights situation in the country. Our concerns include, but are not limited to, abolishing the death penalty, reforming the justice sector, advancing womens rights, and ending discrimination against Palestinian refugees.Read more about Amnesty International?s human rights concerns for Lebanon. raquo;-- Take ActionCall on the Israeli Authorities to Hand Over to the UN All Maps of Cluster Bomb Locations

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