100 killed by gunmen in north-central Nigeria: rights group
At least 100 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in Nigeria 鈥榮 north-central Benue state, Amnesty International Nigeria said Saturday...
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Human rights attacks accelerated by Trump second term: Amnesty
The global system of law and human rights is under threat from a 鈥榤ultiplicity of assaults鈥� which have accelerated since US president Donald Trump鈥檚 return to power, Amnesty International said on Tuesday in its annual report...
Amnesty accuses Israel of 鈥榣ive-streamed genocide鈥� in Gaza
Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Israel of committing a 鈥榣ive-streamed genocide鈥� by forcibly displacing most Gazans and deliberately creating a humanitarian catastrophe 鈥� allegations Israel dismissed as 鈥榖latant lies鈥�.
Global executions soar to highest in nine years: Amnesty
The number of people known to have been executed last year was the highest in almost a decade, with Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia responsible for most executions, Amnesty International said on Tuesday...
Amnesty calls for global controls on electric shock equipment used for torture
Amnesty International on Thursday called for a global, legally binding treaty to regulate the production and use of electric shock equipment such as stun guns and electric shock batons.
Israel accused of聽 genocide in Gaza
Amnesty International accused Israel Thursday of 鈥榗ommitting genocide鈥� against Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the war last year, saying its new report was a 鈥榳ake-up call鈥� for the world.
Israel accused of genocide in Gaza
Amnesty International on Thursday accused Israel of 鈥榗ommitting genocide鈥� against Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the war last year, saying its new report was a 鈥榳ake-up call鈥� for the international community.
Workers, many from South Asia, exploited at Carrefour Saudi stores: Amnesty
Rights group Amnesty International published Monday a report that accused the Saudi Arabian franchise of French supermarket giant Carrefour of exploiting migrant workers.
Rights groups condemn Cambodia crackdown on critics of regional deal
Rights groups criticised Cambodian authorities on Wednesday for the arrests of 94 people in a 鈥榟eavy-handed鈥� crackdown on critics of a regional economic development plan with Laos and Vietnam...
Amnesty International urges Bangladesh鈥檚 interim govt to repeal CSA
The Amnesty International on Thursday urged the interim government of Bangladesh to repeal or amend the Cyber Security Act 2023...
Rights orgs demand probe into human rights violations
The Amnesty International and Human Rights Development Centre on Tuesday urged the authority to investigate into all the alleged violation of human rights issues during the student protest that killed over 300 students and people...
3 Russian agents freed in swap deal condemned by Amnesty
The Kremlin on Friday said that at least three Russians freed in a landmark prisoner exchange were undercover Russian agents, a rare public admission into the work of...
Amnesty Int鈥檒 chief calls on Hasina for urgent action to end violence
The Amnesty International secretary general Agn猫s Callamard in a letter to prime minister Sheikh Hasina urged to take urgent and concrete action to end the violence and...
Police unlawfully use lethal weapons against protesters: Amnesty
Amnesty International in a statement on Thursday said that Bangladesh authorities have continued to use unlawful force against student protesters, amid six days of shutdown and communication restrictions, during the quota-reform protest across the country...
Bangladesh authorities use unlawful force against protesters: AI
Bangladeshi authorities used unlawful force against student protesters and failed to ensure their protection during the ongoing 鈥楤angla-Blockade鈥� quota-reform protest across the country, said Amnesty International....
Russia targeting children in anti-war dissent crackdown: AI
Russian authorities are increasingly targeting children and their families as punishment for opposing the Kremlin and its invasion of Ukraine, Amnesty International said on Friday....
Executions in 2023 highest in nearly a decade: AI
Executions around the world rose to their highest number in nearly a decade in 2023, with a sharp rise in the Middle East, Amnesty International said on Wednesday...
China accused of targeting overseas citizens for political activism
China is targeting citizens studying abroad for their political activism, rights group Amnesty International said on Monday, with some students...
Bangladesh garment workers continue to face a climate of fear, repression: AI
Amnesty International on Wednesday said that garment workers in Bangladesh continued to face a climate of fear and repression as corporate impunity for business-related human rights abuses remained unchecked amid state sanctioned crackdown on workers鈥� rights.....