Amnesty International calls on Hungary to arrest Netanyahu amid planned visit
London: Amnesty International has urged Hungary to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his scheduled visit to the country on Wednesday. Netanyahu is set to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has stated that Hungary will not enforce the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant against him.
The ICC issued a warrant for Netanyahu in November over alleged war crimes in Gaza. As an EU member state, Hungary is legally obligated to uphold ICC warrants, but Orban has refused to comply.
Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty International’s head of global research, advocacy, and policy, said Netanyahu is accused of serious war crimes, including using starvation as a weapon, targeting civilians, and committing crimes against humanity such as murder and persecution.
The rights group warned that Netanyahu’s visit to an ICC member state without arrest would encourage further Israeli violations against Palestinians. It described his trip as a deliberate effort to undermine the ICC and an insult to victims seeking justice.
Amnesty International criticized Hungary’s stance, stating that allowing Netanyahu’s visit signals a disregard for international law. Guevara-Rosas urged European and global leaders to take action, warning that inaction would mock the suffering of Palestinian victims.
The organization also called on the ICC Prosecutor to pursue legal action against all of Israel’s alleged crimes and emphasized that leaders accused of war crimes must not enjoy impunity.
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80 per cent electricity supply restored in Kashmir after disruption due to gusty winds, snowfall
Srinagar (PTI): More than 80 per cent of the electricity supply was restored in Kashmir on Friday evening following its disruption due to gusty winds and snowfall, officials said.
Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) officials said that due to the severe gusty winds, incessant rainfall and heavy snowfall across various parts of Kashmir, the power demand witnessed an unprecedented decline and it dropped to the lowest level of 93 MW at around 10 pm on Thursday night as against the normal average of approximately 1650 MW.
The network was live until 10 pm on Thursday when the load abruptly crashed due to faults/damage of various 33kV/11kV feeders, owing to gusty winds, they said.
The rooftops of houses were blown off and smashed on to 33kV/11KV line, causing damage to the electrical line and adding extra difficulty in clearing the smashed roof structures hanging on the lines, the officials said.
At the sub-transmission level, 103 out of 135 33 kV lines were down/under fault, reflecting nearly 24 per cent active network at this level.
Similarly, at the distribution level, 1275 out of 1302 11 kV feeders were down/under fault till morning, they added.
Following standard operating procedures (SOPs), wee morning restoration had already started and is being monitored at all levels led by managing director or chief engineer and pursued by superintending engineers or executive engineers.
The restoration picked up pace and by 6 pm on Friday, almost 80 per cent network was restored and load of 1050 MW was recorded with prioritising of essential and vital installations, they added.
The KPDCL officials said heavy snowfall and high-speed winds have badly affected the electrical infrastructure, particularly in Shopian, Kulgam, Baramulla and Budgam.
Around 4.5-foot snow in high terrains of these areas is affecting the restoration work as vehicular movement is also severely impaired, they said.
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