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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…

France 24 · Mar 29, 2022

Amnesty criticises France for alleged rights failings and 'double standard' on refugees

In its annual report on the status of human rights in the world, rights group Amnesty International criticised France’s rights record, in particular its refugee policy. The report claims that French rights failings and 'double standard(s)' leave many living in squalid and humiliating circumstances while Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion are…

Radio France Internationale · Mar 29, 2022

Premier League grapples with human rights questions after Abramovich sanctions

A human rights test would likely upend the structure of soccer's most popular league.

Axios · Mar 29, 2022

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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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022

Amnesty's leader accuses Russia of war crimes in Mariupol

Amnesty International is accusing Russia of committing war crimes in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Biden cautious over Russia promise

Ukraine news from March 29: Joe Biden urges caution over Russia’s pledge to reduce military activity near Kyiv.

Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2022

Australia-New Zealand refugee deal: what we know so far

Nine years after it was first made, Australia has finally taken up New Zealand’s offer to accept refugees held in Nauru and other facilities

The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2022

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If the FA wants to make a difference over Qatar it must speak up on compensation

A valuable World Cup legacy would be financial support for families of migrant workers who died or were robbed of wages

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

‘Morally bankrupt’: outrage after pro-Israel group backs insurrectionist Republicans

Aipac defends move by saying that support for the Jewish state overrides other issues as it faces a storm of criticism

The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2022

Who is Alexei Navalny as Russian opposition leader handed guilty verdict in Moscow

Vladimir Putin opponent and Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny has been found guilty of fraud in an internationally condemned trial. The lawyer has faced death threats, jail and a Novichok poisoning already

Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2022

‘I await divine justice’: Rebels bring woes to Ethiopia’s Amhara

Amhara residents say Tigrayan fighters unleashed a campaign of horror during a five-month occupation of the area.

Al Jazeera · Mar 17, 2022

The Leader podcast: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe comes home

We hear from an Amnesty International UK campaigner who worked closely with the families

Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2022

Russian 'dumb bombs' killed civilians lining up for food in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Amnesty says

Dozens of Ukrainians lining up for food were killed when a plane dropped bombs on a residential area where there were no obvious military targets, an investigation has found.

ABC News · Mar 11, 2022

Executive director of Amnesty International in Ireland says solidarity 'hugely important' for Ukrainian people as vigil held in Dublin

Supporters held a vigil in Dublin city centre today

Dublin Live · Mar 10, 2022

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The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2022

Lack of Executive must not hinder refugee plans, Stormont ministers are warned

Amnesty International has written to those ministers who remain in place, calling for urgent action to prepare to accept people fleeing the war.

ABC News · Feb 28, 2022

Ukraine's ambassador to US says Russia used a vacuum bomb, international groups say banned cluster munitions used to strike shelter

Russia is accused of attacking a preschool with widely banned cluster munitions while civilians were sheltering inside, with Amnesty wanting the allegations investigated as a war crime.

Wales Online · Feb 28, 2022

16 Ukrainian children killed and 45 injured in Russian attacks, says Zelensky

"The Russian troops should immediately stop carrying out indiscriminate attacks in violation of the laws of war."

Bangkok Post · Feb 17, 2022

Royalists submit letter demanding expulsion of Amnesty

About 200 royalists gathered at Government House on Thursday and filed a complaint with 1.2 million signatures calling for the expulsion of Amnesty International for allegedly acting in defiance of the Thai justice system.

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The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

Thai royalists submit petition to oust Amnesty International

Thai royalists have stepped up their campaign to drive out the country’s branch of rights group Amnesty International, handing over copies of a petition to government ministries that they say is backed by more than a million signatures

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022

More Polish opposition figures found to have been targeted by Pegasus spyware

Analysis by Amnesty International linked them to Pegasus Project leak of more than 50,000 phone numbers

Reuters · Feb 16, 2022

Kuwait court overturns law criminalising imitation of opposite sex

Kuwait's Constitutional Court on Wednesday overturned an article of the penal code criminalising the imitation of the opposite sex, in a move welcomed by Amnesty International as a "major breakthrough" for transgender rights in the Gulf Arab region.

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022

Tigray forces raped and killed civilians in Ethiopia’s civil war, says Amnesty International

Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) accused of killing and raping dozens of people during the conflict

Bangkok Post · Feb 16, 2022

Amnesty International links expulsion move to broader crackdown on NGOs

The campaign to expel Amnesty International should be seen as a warning to other non-governmental organisations as the government pushes for a law to "regulate" them, the human rights group said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022

Thai royalists ask that Amnesty International office be shut

Royalist activists in Thailand say they will present a petition with 1.2 million signatures to the government calling for it to shut down the country’s branch of the human rights organization Amnesty International

The Guardian - US · Feb 15, 2022

New Yorkers in high stop-and-frisk areas subject to more facial recognition tech

Amnesty International says technology championed by mayor reinforces discriminatory policing against minority communities

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