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Rights groups denounce Spain and Morocco's lack of justice as Melilla tragedy anniversary nears

Rights groups have denounced a lack of justice and transparency over the deaths of 37 migrants on June 24, 2022, as they attempted to cross the border from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Melilla

The Independent UK

Amnesty research shows global executions at highest rate in five years

Some 20 countries executed 883 people in 2022, a more than fifty percent increase from the year before, according to rights group Amnesty International. And the number does not include the thousands of people believed to have been executed in China, for which it is impossible to get transparent figures.

Radio France Internationale

Recorded executions rise to highest in five years: Amnesty

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Amnesty says West's response to Ukraine reveals 'double standards' on rights

In its annual report for 2022, rights group Amnesty International criticises the West for double standards regarding human rights abuses around the world. Amnesty underlines the silence of western governments on Saudi Arabia's rights record, widespread repression in Egypt, and Israel's treatment of Palestinians.

Radio France Internationale

Anger over Fifa president’s ‘stick to football’ letter to World Cup teams

Amnesty International urges sport’s international governing body to help abused workers and their families rebuild lives

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m very worried’: Mother of jailed Egyptian activist on hunger strike wants action

Detained Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah’s decision to escalate a hunger strike in prison to a refusal to drink water has raised the stakes and shone a spotlight on human rights violations as Egypt hosts the COP27 climate summit. For his mother, the time has come for the world to…

France 24

Myanmar military diverts civilian jet fuel to air force: Amnesty

Amnesty International calls on countries and companies to stop the supply of aviation fuel to Myanmar’s military rulers.

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Amnesty calls for investigation of possible war crimes in Gaza

So far this year, at least 160 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Al Jazeera

Nobel Peace Prize winners hailed for ‘outstanding courage’

The highly symbolic choice of laureates from three nations at centre of Ukraine war have spurred a flurry of reaction.

Al Jazeera

Biden administration seeks delay over Prince Mohammed immunity decision

Representatives seek delay in court proceeding over Khashoggi murder after news crown prince has been named prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Jamal Khashoggi’s wife to sue NSO Group over Pegasus spyware

Hanan Elatr also plans to sue Saudi and UAE governments over alleged surveillance attempts on her

The Guardian - UK

Rights groups hit out at Macron decision to host Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi crown prince accused of complicity in murder of Jamal Khashoggi is welcomed in Paris

The Guardian - UK

‘Frankly quite stupid’: rights groups condemn Biden’s Saudi Arabia visit

Critics question value of US president’s visit, raising fears it will endanger dissidents and legitimise regime’s human rights stance

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Arabia doubled executions in 2021 amid ‘worrying rise’ in death sentences worldwide

At least 2,052 execution orders were passed in 56 countries, report says

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Proof of Russian war crimes exposed in damning report - including mum raped as son hid

Amnesty International has obtained evidence that civilians were killed in indiscriminate attacks in Kharkiv and Sumy Oblast, and documented an airstrike that killed civilians queueing for food in Chernihiv

France 24

War in Ukraine: Amnesty chief slams 'failure to reform' UN institutions

As the global rights watchdog Amnesty International unveils its annual report, the group's Secretary General Agnès Callamard joined us for Perspective. In the report, she accused Russia of turning humanitarian corridors in Ukraine into "death traps" – a tactic she says was used in Syria and Chechnya. Callamard also hit…

The Guardian - UK

UK’s draft refugee and police laws are ‘human rights vandalism’, says Amnesty

Rights group’s annual report accuses Britain of setting ‘worrying reverse course’ in bills on refugees, policing, protest and welfare

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