{"id":257200,"date":"2022-08-09T07:37:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T07:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=257200"},"modified":"2022-08-10T07:33:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T07:33:19","slug":"amnesty-sorry-not-sorry-for-revealing-ukraine-is-violating-international-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=257200","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty \u2018Sorry, Not Sorry\u2019 For Revealing Ukraine is Violating International Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Paul Joseph Watson &#8212; SUMMIT News Aug 8, 2022<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Amnesty International has basically said it is \u2018sorry, not sorry\u2019 for revealing that Ukraine is deliberately placing military forces in residential areas in violation of international law.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The organization attracted controversy for accusing Ukrainian armed forces of violating \u201cinternational humanitarian law and endanger[ing] civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the original report, Amnesty observers have witnessed Ukrainian forces stationed in the vicinity of residential areas and schools in at least 19 towns and villages across the country, thereby endangering civilians who are under increased threat from Russian bombardment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Such tactics violate international humanitarian law and endanger civilians, as they turn civilian objects into military targets \ud83d\udc47<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EysZtcqqci\">https:\/\/t.co\/EysZtcqqci<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amnesty International (@amnesty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty\/status\/1555102965337567232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Zelensky reacted to the report in his usual manner, by accusing Amnesty of being an \u201caccomplice of Russia \u2013 a terrorist country \u2013 and a terrorist themselves and a participant in the killings,\u201d asserting that \u201cUkraine is a victim.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After receiving a massive backlash, Amnesty appeared to back pedal, telling the media that it \u201cdeeply regrets the distress and anger that our press release on the Ukrainian military\u2019s fighting tactics has caused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, dig a little deeper and it\u2019s clear that the group is not retracting its original claim.<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty emphasized that its \u201csole objective\u201d in publishing the report was to ensure that \u201ccivilians are protected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group made it clear that it \u201cfully stand[s] by our findings,\u201d with Amnesty International\u2019s secretary general Agnes Callamard asserting, \u201cbeing in a defensive position does not exempt the Ukrainian military from respecting international humanitarian law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other words, \u2018sorry, not sorry\u2019, and yes Ukraine is violating international law by placing civilians in harm\u2019s way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Alert!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pjwshop.com\/\">In the age of mass Silicon Valley censorship It is crucial that we stay in touch.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pjwshop.com\/\">I need you to sign up for my free newsletter <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/newsletter\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Support my sponsor \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/TURBOFORCE\">Turbo Force<\/a> \u2013 a supercharged boost of clean energy without the comedown.<\/p>\n<p>Get early access, exclusive content and behinds the scenes stuff by following me on <a href=\"https:\/\/pauljosephwatson.locals.com\/\"><strong>Locals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2022\/08\/08\/amnesty-sorry-not-sorry-for-revealing-ukraine-is-violating-international-law\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amnesty stands by report that Ukrainian forces are being situated in residential areas. 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