Ramzi Kaiss | رمزي قيس
@ramzikaiss.bsky.social
Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch @HRW.org
Nearly 100,000 people remain displaced in #Lebanon.
Israel’s deliberate demolition of civilian homes & destruction of vast swathes of critical civilian infrastructure & public services are making it impossible for residents to return.
New from @hrw.org
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Israel’s deliberate demolition of civilian homes & destruction of vast swathes of critical civilian infrastructure & public services are making it impossible for residents to return.
New from @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
Lebanon: Destruction of Infrastructure Preventing Returns
Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon between October 2023 and December 2024 destroyed vast swathes of critical civilian infrastructure and public services, preventing tens of thousands of Lebanese from...
www.hrw.org
February 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Nearly 100,000 people remain displaced in #Lebanon.
Israel’s deliberate demolition of civilian homes & destruction of vast swathes of critical civilian infrastructure & public services are making it impossible for residents to return.
New from @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
Israel’s deliberate demolition of civilian homes & destruction of vast swathes of critical civilian infrastructure & public services are making it impossible for residents to return.
New from @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
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#Liban : "La démolition délibérée par Israël de maisons et d'infrastructures civiles et l'utilisation d'armes explosives dans des zones peuplées empêchent de nombreux habitants de retourner dans leurs villages et leurs maisons" - @ramzikaiss.bsky.social
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Lebanon: Destruction of Infrastructure Preventing Returns
Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon between October 2023 and December 2024 destroyed vast swathes of critical civilian infrastructure and public services, preventing tens of thousands of Lebanese from...
www.hrw.org
February 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
#Liban : "La démolition délibérée par Israël de maisons et d'infrastructures civiles et l'utilisation d'armes explosives dans des zones peuplées empêchent de nombreux habitants de retourner dans leurs villages et leurs maisons" - @ramzikaiss.bsky.social
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After two years of being stymied by Lebanese authorities, the lead investigator in the 2020 Beirut port explosion case has reportedly resumed the investigation.
The resumption raises cautious hope that those responsible may be held to account.
The resumption raises cautious hope that those responsible may be held to account.
Beirut Blast Investigation Resumes
After two years of being stymied by Lebanese authorities, the lead investigator in the Beirut port explosion case has reportedly resumed the investigation.
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January 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
After two years of being stymied by Lebanese authorities, the lead investigator in the 2020 Beirut port explosion case has reportedly resumed the investigation.
The resumption raises cautious hope that those responsible may be held to account.
The resumption raises cautious hope that those responsible may be held to account.
The resumption of the investigation into the Beirut Port Blast raises cautious hope that those responsible may be held to account
Lebanon’s incoming government should now work with parliament to address the legal & political barriers that have hampered the investigation
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
Lebanon’s incoming government should now work with parliament to address the legal & political barriers that have hampered the investigation
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
Beirut Blast Investigation Resumes
After two years of being stymied by Lebanese authorities, the lead investigator in the Beirut port explosion case has reportedly resumed the investigation.
www.hrw.org
January 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The resumption of the investigation into the Beirut Port Blast raises cautious hope that those responsible may be held to account
Lebanon’s incoming government should now work with parliament to address the legal & political barriers that have hampered the investigation
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
Lebanon’s incoming government should now work with parliament to address the legal & political barriers that have hampered the investigation
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
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Lebanon's new president presents an opportunity to break from decades of impunity that have entrenched severe violations of people’s rights www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
Lebanon’s New President Should Pursue Accountability
On January 9, 2025, Lebanon’s parliament elected military commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a two-year political deadlock in the country that resulted in a leadership and governance vacuum.
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January 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Lebanon's new president presents an opportunity to break from decades of impunity that have entrenched severe violations of people’s rights www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
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"M.Aoun & le nouveau gouv libanais seront jugés sur leurs actes. Une nouvelle page de l'histoire du Liban ne commencera que lorsque le pays mettra en œuvre un nouveau programme donnant la priorité aux droits plutôt qu'au clientélisme & au copinage" @ramzikaiss.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
Lebanon’s New President Should Pursue Accountability
On January 9, 2025, Lebanon’s parliament elected military commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a two-year political deadlock in the country that resulted in a leadership and governance vacuum.
www.hrw.org
January 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"M.Aoun & le nouveau gouv libanais seront jugés sur leurs actes. Une nouvelle page de l'histoire du Liban ne commencera que lorsque le pays mettra en œuvre un nouveau programme donnant la priorité aux droits plutôt qu'au clientélisme & au copinage" @ramzikaiss.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
New from @hrw.org on the election of Joseph Aoun as #Lebanon’s new president:
Aoun & the new government will be judged by their actions. A new phase in Lebanon’s history will only begin once it implements an agenda that prioritizes rights over patronage & cronyism
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
Aoun & the new government will be judged by their actions. A new phase in Lebanon’s history will only begin once it implements an agenda that prioritizes rights over patronage & cronyism
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
Lebanon’s New President Should Pursue Accountability
On January 9, 2025, Lebanon’s parliament elected military commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a two-year political deadlock in the country that resulted in a leadership and governance vacuum.
www.hrw.org
January 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
New from @hrw.org on the election of Joseph Aoun as #Lebanon’s new president:
Aoun & the new government will be judged by their actions. A new phase in Lebanon’s history will only begin once it implements an agenda that prioritizes rights over patronage & cronyism
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
Aoun & the new government will be judged by their actions. A new phase in Lebanon’s history will only begin once it implements an agenda that prioritizes rights over patronage & cronyism
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
Lebanon’s deportation of poet AbdulRahman al-Qardawi to the UAE today brazenly violates Lebanese & international law.
He now faces serious risks of abuse, including torture.
A shameful, dangerous & unlawful action by Lebanon’s government.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
He now faces serious risks of abuse, including torture.
A shameful, dangerous & unlawful action by Lebanon’s government.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
January 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Lebanon’s deportation of poet AbdulRahman al-Qardawi to the UAE today brazenly violates Lebanese & international law.
He now faces serious risks of abuse, including torture.
A shameful, dangerous & unlawful action by Lebanon’s government.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
He now faces serious risks of abuse, including torture.
A shameful, dangerous & unlawful action by Lebanon’s government.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
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The Israeli govt has deliberately denied Palestinians in Gaza the bare minimum water needed to survive. This policy of deprivation, resulting in thousands of deaths,
is nothing short of the crime against humanity of extermination, and an act of genocide. www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
is nothing short of the crime against humanity of extermination, and an act of genocide. www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
Israel’s Crime of Extermination, Acts of Genocide in Gaza
Israeli authorities have intentionally deprived Palestinian civilians in Gaza of adequate access to water since October 2023, most likely resulting in thousands of deaths and thus committing the crime...
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December 19, 2024 at 8:33 AM
The Israeli govt has deliberately denied Palestinians in Gaza the bare minimum water needed to survive. This policy of deprivation, resulting in thousands of deaths,
is nothing short of the crime against humanity of extermination, and an act of genocide. www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
is nothing short of the crime against humanity of extermination, and an act of genocide. www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
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In #Lebanon, 3,402 out of the 4,047 people killed in the war died during the last few months of the 14-month conflict, according to Health Minister Firass Abiad -- that's 84%.
88% of the 16,638 injured were wounded in the last few months of the war, according to new Health Ministry numbers.
88% of the 16,638 injured were wounded in the last few months of the war, according to new Health Ministry numbers.
December 4, 2024 at 10:26 AM
In #Lebanon, 3,402 out of the 4,047 people killed in the war died during the last few months of the 14-month conflict, according to Health Minister Firass Abiad -- that's 84%.
88% of the 16,638 injured were wounded in the last few months of the war, according to new Health Ministry numbers.
88% of the 16,638 injured were wounded in the last few months of the war, according to new Health Ministry numbers.
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I spoke to AJ’s The Take about the ceasefire in Lebanon and how the last day before it was the most violent
www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/202...
www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/202...
November 28, 2024 at 6:14 AM
I spoke to AJ’s The Take about the ceasefire in Lebanon and how the last day before it was the most violent
www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/202...
www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/202...
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Days after ICC announces warrants for Netanyahu, Biden admin moving to approve its largest arms sale to Israel in months. Includes 15,500 JDAM kits + 615 small diameter bombs. Our @washingtonpost.com team has documented extensive civilian harm caused by both. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
Live updates: Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire begins; Biden vows ‘another push’ on Gaza deal
The cease-fire deal is set to stop fighting for 60 days between Israel and Hezbollah. Regional neighbors hope it will lead to a wider de-escalation.
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November 27, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Days after ICC announces warrants for Netanyahu, Biden admin moving to approve its largest arms sale to Israel in months. Includes 15,500 JDAM kits + 615 small diameter bombs. Our @washingtonpost.com team has documented extensive civilian harm caused by both. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
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France is arguing that #Netanyahu, as head of state, is entitled to immunity and so will not enforce #ICC arrest warrants. Maybe #Putin will be welcom in Paris too.
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-f...
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Israel – International Criminal Court '27.11.24)
France will comply with its international obligations, it being understood that the Rome Statute demands full cooperation with the International (…)
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November 27, 2024 at 1:54 PM
France is arguing that #Netanyahu, as head of state, is entitled to immunity and so will not enforce #ICC arrest warrants. Maybe #Putin will be welcom in Paris too.
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-f...
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-f...
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Shameful statement from France, which undermines the ICC and international justice. There is no immunity for mass atrocities. www.middleeasteye.net/news/france-...
France says it can’t arrest Netanyahu because of ICC immunity
French foreign ministry says it respects the decision of the court to issue arrest warrants but that the Israeli prime minister remains immune while in office
www.middleeasteye.net
November 27, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Shameful statement from France, which undermines the ICC and international justice. There is no immunity for mass atrocities. www.middleeasteye.net/news/france-...
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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to hold as Lebanese begin streaming south to their homes
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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to hold as Lebanese stream south to their homes
A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah appears to be holding as residents in cars heaped with belongings stream back toward southern Lebanon.
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November 27, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to hold as Lebanese begin streaming south to their homes
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In Beirut today, one person I interviewed had his home destroyed.
His family was unhurt because his mother was already in the hospital.
As he swept the dust from the now exposed stairwell, he said that his thoughts were with Gaza.
“We haven’t experienced 1% of what Gaza has,” he told me.
His family was unhurt because his mother was already in the hospital.
As he swept the dust from the now exposed stairwell, he said that his thoughts were with Gaza.
“We haven’t experienced 1% of what Gaza has,” he told me.
It looks like this was part of France being involved in the Lebanon ceasefire. This would mean that Palestinian lives were exchanged for Lebanese lives. As someone who’s both, I’m just disgusted and horrified - then again, this is what’s considered normal in politics these days.
Here we go: France says Netanyahu has immunity.
Which so-called democracy will next prove to us all that international law does not apply to Israel?
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-...
Which so-called democracy will next prove to us all that international law does not apply to Israel?
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-...
November 27, 2024 at 7:19 PM
In Beirut today, one person I interviewed had his home destroyed.
His family was unhurt because his mother was already in the hospital.
As he swept the dust from the now exposed stairwell, he said that his thoughts were with Gaza.
“We haven’t experienced 1% of what Gaza has,” he told me.
His family was unhurt because his mother was already in the hospital.
As he swept the dust from the now exposed stairwell, he said that his thoughts were with Gaza.
“We haven’t experienced 1% of what Gaza has,” he told me.
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War Crimes in Lebanon: Human Rights Watch Says Israel Used U.S. Arms to Kill 3 Journalists
Israel Used U.S. Arms to Kill 3 Journalists, Says Human Rights Watch
Since October 2023, Israel has killed over 3,700 people in Lebanon, with most of the deaths occurring over the past 10 weeks. The attacks have forced more than 1 million people to flee their homes in...
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November 26, 2024 at 3:15 PM
War Crimes in Lebanon: Human Rights Watch Says Israel Used U.S. Arms to Kill 3 Journalists
New HRW report finds that an Israeli strike that killed 3 journalists in Lebanon, using US weapons, is an apparent war crime.
The US should suspend arm sales to Israel because of its unlawful attacks on civilians, for which US officials may be complicit in war crimes
www.hrw.org/news/2024/11...
The US should suspend arm sales to Israel because of its unlawful attacks on civilians, for which US officials may be complicit in war crimes
www.hrw.org/news/2024/11...
Lebanon: US Arms Used in Israeli Strike on Journalists
An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on October 25, 2024, that killed three journalists and injured four others was most likely a deliberate attack on civilians and an apparent war crime, Human Rights Watc...
www.hrw.org
November 25, 2024 at 6:44 AM
New HRW report finds that an Israeli strike that killed 3 journalists in Lebanon, using US weapons, is an apparent war crime.
The US should suspend arm sales to Israel because of its unlawful attacks on civilians, for which US officials may be complicit in war crimes
www.hrw.org/news/2024/11...
The US should suspend arm sales to Israel because of its unlawful attacks on civilians, for which US officials may be complicit in war crimes
www.hrw.org/news/2024/11...
Israeli strikes across Lebanon have now killed at least 3754 people including 240 children, 222 health and rescue workers and more than 700 women.
At least 29 people were killed by one Israeli strike on central Beirut yesterday, according to the Health Ministry’s latest update
At least 29 people were killed by one Israeli strike on central Beirut yesterday, according to the Health Ministry’s latest update
November 24, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Israeli strikes across Lebanon have now killed at least 3754 people including 240 children, 222 health and rescue workers and more than 700 women.
At least 29 people were killed by one Israeli strike on central Beirut yesterday, according to the Health Ministry’s latest update
At least 29 people were killed by one Israeli strike on central Beirut yesterday, according to the Health Ministry’s latest update
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11 people killed, 63 wounded so far in overnight Israeli strike in Basta, central Beirut, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.
Rescuers are still searching for bodies.
Rescuers are still searching for bodies.
November 23, 2024 at 9:58 AM
11 people killed, 63 wounded so far in overnight Israeli strike in Basta, central Beirut, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.
Rescuers are still searching for bodies.
Rescuers are still searching for bodies.