Presenting the report, Julia Duchrow, the secretary-general of Amnesty International Germany, explicitly criticized the German foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock.

In contradiction of Baerbock's own statements, Duchrow said, she was not in fact pursuing a human-rights based foreign policy, and was applying "double standards" in the Israel-Gaza conflict.

The report states that, for millions of people all over the world, "Gaza now symbolizes utter moral failure by many of the architects of the post-World War Two system; their failure to uphold the absolute commitment to universality, our common humanity and to our 'never again' commitment."

Alongside the Israeli authorities and the United States, Amnesty International accuses "some of Europe's leaders and the EU leadership" of dishonoring the principles enshrined in the UN Charter and international human rights law. Their conduct, it says, exemplifies "double standards."

Referring to the terror attack of October 7, 2023, the report speaks of "the horrific crimes perpetrated by Hamas."

During the attack, members of the militant Islamist organization — which is designated a terrorist group by the US, the EU, and numerous other countries — killed more than 1,200 Israelis and abducted around 245 people, who were taken to the Gaza Strip and held hostage.

Duchrow stressed that Amnesty does not use the label "terrorist group" for Hamas, or any other organization: There is no accepted definition of the term under........

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