Tens of thousands in Spain protest proposed Catalan amnesty deal
Protesters took to the streets in Toledo, Spain, on Sunday against an amnesty deal between the ruling socialist party and Catalan separatists that allows the…
Amnesty chief calls out West’s ‘double standards’ over Gaza war | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeed“The double standards of those governments… are the bigger threat to human rights right now.” Amnesty International chief Agnes Callamard has called out the West’s…
Spain’s Sanchez set to stay PM after amnesty deal with Catalan separatists | Politics News
Agreement has triggered protests and main opposition party condemns it as ‘shameful and humiliating’. Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is on the brink of…
Amnesty International Demands Justice At ECOWAS Court For Victims Of Enforced Disappearances In Northeastern Nigeria
In a report released on Friday, Nov. 3, Amnesty International, a human rights organization, said its application seeking justice for victims of enforced disappearance in…
Amnesty International: Thai Authorities Must Act Now to Deliver Justice for Victims of the Brutal Protest Dispersal in Tak Bai
October 26, 2023October 27, 2023 In October 2004, a peaceful gathering in front of the Tak Bai Police Station in Thailand’s troubled southern border province…
Amnesty International Accuses Cameroon Military Of Rape During Operations
Amnesty International (AI) has accused cameroonian soldiers of rampant atrocities including rape of at least 15 women at the peak of the Anglophone crisis. The…
Amnesty urges end to ‘racist’ treatment of Haitian asylum seekers | Migration News
Haitians face ‘racism, xenophobia, systemic violence’ in search for protection across Americas, rights group says. Amnesty International has urged countries across the Americas to stop…
Amnesty calls for global action to mitigate heatwaves in Pakistan | Climate Crisis News
In its report to mark the World Environment Day, the rights group says Pakistan is at the ‘frontline of the climate crisis’. Islamabad, Pakistan –…
Amnesty report finds racial bias in Peru’s protest crackdown | Protests News
The Peruvian government was more likely to use lethal violence in marginalised areas of the country as part of its crackdown on recent anti-government protests,…
Recorded executions rise to highest in five years: Amnesty | Death Penalty News
In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Some 883 people were executed last…
Al Jazeera Digital wins best feature at Amnesty Media Awards | Al Jazeera News
Slow Journalism/Features unit wins for story revealing brutality against civilians in Belarus. Against steep competition, Al Jazeera Digital’s Slow Journalism/Features unit has won a prestigious…
Myanmar military commutes 38 death sentences as part of amnesty | Death Penalty News
Four coup opponents were executed last July and more than 100 people are on death row for political reasons. Myanmar’s military has commuted the death…
‘Rights crisis’: Amnesty report documents abuses in Nicaragua | Human Rights News
The human rights organisation Amnesty International has warned that the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo is deepening repression in…
El Salvador committing ‘systematic’ abuses in gang purge: Amnesty | Human Rights News
Government has committed abuses such as torture, enforced disappearances in year-long gang crackdown, rights group says. Authorities in El Salvador have committed “systematic” human rights…
Amnesty International: Security forces routinely misuse rubber bullets
Amnesty International called Tuesday for tighter controls on the trade in riot-control weaponry such as the LBD-40 riot gun commonly deployed by French police pictured…
Police use of rubber bullets maiming thousands globally: Amnesty | Police News
Police misuse of rubber bullets and other less lethal weapons against peaceful protesters has killed dozens of people and maimed thousands in more than 30…
Thai children ‘face jail time’ after protest arrests: Amnesty | Child Rights News
A 14-year-old charged with insulting the king. A 13-year-old physically dragged out of a restaurant by police officers. A 17-year-old shot with rubber bullets and…
Amnesty condemns Mozambique’s ‘forgotten war’ after viral video | Conflict News
The conflict has gone on since 2017, killing 4,500 people, and forcing nearly a million to flee their homes. A video showing soldiers hurling a…
Russia grants tax amnesty to encourage troops fighting in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russian authorities have announced that soldiers and state employees deployed to fight in Ukraine will be exempt from income tax, Moscow’s latest effort to encourage…