Agnes Callamard
Coverage of Agnes Callamard in the Nexus archive.
- RSF committed crimes against humanity in Sudan's el-Fasher, Amnesty says
Amnesty International reports that Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing in el-Fasher, North Darfur, including deliberate targeting of children, rape, forced recruitment, and burning villages. The RSF's actions disproportionately affected non-Arab communities like the Zaghawa, with evidence from 247 interviews and documented use of ethnic slurs.
- Israel is ethnically cleansing Palestinian Bedouins, major new report finds
A major Amnesty International report alleges that Israel is conducting a state-driven campaign of ethnic cleansing against Palestinian Bedouins in Area C of the occupied West Bank, involving forcible transfers and land seizures. The report attributes these actions to Israeli authorities, not rogue extremists, and highlights expanded settlement construction and legalisation of outposts in violation of international law.
- Amnesty chief calls for release of Gaza hospital director Abu Safia
Agnes Callamard of Amnesty International urges Israel to release Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, director of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, who is in solitary confinement at Nafha Prison. She criticizes the lack of accountability and calls for his immediate release.