An action claimed by Amnesty International projected on the Olympic basin

A giant message “Stop genocide in Gaza” was screened on the Olympic basin in Paris. However, on the first anniversary of the Paris Games, this Saturday, July 26. Nevertheless, The action was claimed by Amnesty International.

Amnesty International projected a giant message “Stop genocide in Gaza” on the Olympic basin. Similarly, in order to “recall the tragic fate of civilian populations” in the Palestinian territory, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Paris Games, this Saturday, July 26.

Projected in the laser from a building on rue de Rivoli. Similarly, the slogan – about thirty meters high, according to the NGO – was displayed shortly after 10:30 p.m. Furthermore, (8:30 p.m. GMT) on the ball of the famous basin. suspended in the sky of the French capital, under the gaze of the spectators and officials present.

“The world can no longer be action claimed amnesty international projected content to observe”

“A year ago. the world celebrated the world’s Olympic and paralympic celebration in Paris, which brought together in one momentum all the athletes of all nations, on behalf of the same ideal displayed by the Olympic charter in its very first article, namely to build ‘a peaceful and best’ world,” said Anne Savine-Barras, president of Amnesty International France, in a press release.

“The world can no longer be content to observe, impassive to this negation of the very principle of humanity. We are there to always say. as high and as strong as possible, that international law is our only compass, and that the current genocide in Gaza must stop immediately,” she added.

“Israel continues to continuously use famine as a method of war. which constitutes a war crime”, reaffirms the NGO, asking France to “go from words to action”.

“End the genocide”

France. which announced Thursday its decision to action claimed amnesty international projected recognize the Palestine State shortly before a conference at the UN next week, “must act (…) for the reunited states to take on concrete measures to end the genocide,” adds Amnesty.

NGOs. but also heads of state and government such as the Brazilian Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, Spanish Pedro Sanchez or Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects these accusations.

An imminent risk of famine in Gaza

Israel has been leading a military offensive for more than 21 months in reprisal to the attack launched on its soil by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on October 7. 2023, which left 1,219 dead on the Israeli side, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count made from official data.

The Israeli response left more than 59. 000 dead in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to data from the Ministry of Hamas, deemed reliable by the UN.

UN agencies. several NGOs action claimed amnesty international projected have alerted in recent days to an imminent risk of famine in Gaza, devastated by bombing and submitted since March to a strict humanitarian blockade. This blockade led to serious shortages of food. medicines and other basic necessities and was only very partially relaxed at the end of May.