Amnesty International
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Amnesty International says 21 killed in Nigeria hardship protests
Aug 8, 2024The national head of Amnesty International told AFP on Wednesday that the rights organization has accused Nigerian security forces of killing at least 21 protestors during a week of demonstrations against economic hardship. Following hundreds of... -
China accused of targeting overseas citizens for political activism
May 13, 2024According to rights organization Amnesty International, China is persecuting its people who are studying overseas because of their political activism. Several students have said that their relatives have been harassed at home. China has cracked down... -
China must release critically ill Liu Xiaobo
Jul 5, 2017News Hour: The Chinese authorities are demonstrating new-depths of cruelty by preventing Liu Xiaobo from leaving the country to receive urgent medical treatment for his late-stage liver cancer, Amnesty International said. On Wednesday, the authorities announced... -
Conviction of Israeli soldier must pave the way for justice for unlawful killings
Jan 6, 2017News Hour: The conviction of an Israeli soldier who shot dead a Palestinian man involved in a knife attack in Hebron as he lay wounded on the ground offers a small glimmer of hope amid the... -
Italian police used beatings and electric shocks to coerce migrants into being fingerprinted, Amnesty said
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: Italian police have used beatings and electric shocks, potentially constituting “torture”, to coerce migrants into being fingerprinted as Italy cracks under pressure from the EU, Amnesty International said on Thursday. “The European Union’s pressure... -
Amnesty called on Pakistan to release opposition activists detained before a mass protest
Nov 1, 2016News Hour: Amnesty International has called on Pakistan to release hundreds of opposition activists detained before a planned mass protest, as police used tear gas and rubber bullets overnight to prevent demonstrators from entering Islamabad. Prime... -
Women’s rights activists treated as ‘enemies of the state’ in renewed crackdown
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: Iranian authorities have intensified their repression of women’s rights activists in the country in the first half of this year, carrying out a series of harsh interrogations and increasingly likening any collective initiative relating... -
Farcical trial of Nabeel Rajab a barefaced assault on freedom of expression
Jul 9, 2016News Hour: Bahraini authorities must immediately release human rights defender Nabeel Rajab and drop all charges against him ahead of his trial next week over Twitter posts criticizing the war in Yemen and allegations of torture... -
Migrants and refugees fleeing sexual ferocity, abuse and exploitation in Libya
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: Horrifying accounts of sexual violence, killings, torture and religious persecution collected by Amnesty International reveal the shocking range of abuses along the smuggling routes to and through Libya. Amnesty International spoke to at least... -
Police must be held accountable for death in custody in Malaysia
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: The Malaysian authorities’ failure to hold anyone accountable for the death in custody of N. Dharmendran raises serious questions about their commitment to ending serious human rights violations, Amnesty International said today. The statement...
