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Ukraine: Amnesty Int’l Report Sparks Furor, Resignation

The head of Amnesty International’s Ukraine chapter has resigned, saying the human rights organization shot down her opposition to publishing a report that claimed Ukrainian forces had exposed civilians to Russian attacks by basing themselves in populated areas. In a statement posted Friday night on Facebook, Oksana Pokalchuk accused her…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amnesty's Ukraine chief quits over disputed report

KYIV: The head of Amnesty International’s Ukraine office has resigned, accusing the rights organisation of parroting Kremlin propaganda in a controversial report that criticised Kyiv’s military response to the Russian invasion.

Bangkok Post

Head of Amnesty's Ukraine office quits after group accuses Kyiv

The head of Amnesty International's Ukraine office has quit the human rights body in a disagreement with it after the group accused Ukraine's armed forces of endangering civilians by basing troops in residential areas during the Russian invasion.

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Zelenskiy rebukes Amnesty for accusing Ukraine of endangering civilians

Ukrainian president and British and US ambassadors criticise report that says soldiers should not be based in empty schools

The Guardian - UK

War in Ukraine: latest developments

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:

AFP

Amnesty International's report criticizing Ukraine is dividing the rights group

A report says Ukraine placed its forces near noncombatants, putting them in danger. Government officials say they evacuate civilians from combat areas, and that the report depicts "a false reality."

WEKU

Ukraine's Zelensky accuses Amnesty of victim blaming, more grain shipments expected

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lashed out at Amnesty International after it accused his forces of violating international law and endangering civilians in their defence against Russia's invasion.

AFP

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Amnesty claim of Ukraine deliberately 'putting civilians at risk' sparks fierce backlash from Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Kyiv angrily denies Amnesty International's claims that it deliberately positioned troops in residential areas during fighting against Russian troops.

ABC News

Report: Ukrainian bases in communities endangering civilians

An Amnesty International report says Ukrainian forces have exposed civilians to Russian attacks by basing themselves in schools, residences and other places in populated areas

The Independent UK

Ukrainian army’s residential bases endangering civilians: Amnesty

Right group says Kyiv’s forces have taken up positions in hospitals and schools, turning them into ‘military targets’.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine ‘endangers civilians’ with army bases in residential areas, says Amnesty

Ukraine government and international law experts argue report ignores wartime realities

The Guardian - UK

Amnesty International claims ‘Ukrainian fighting tactics endanger civilians’ in new report

Members of the team also allegedly found five military bases which had been established in hospitals, and 22 military camps in schools

Evening Standard

Amnesty accuses Ukraine of basing troops in residential areas, angering Kyiv

Human rights group Amnesty International accused Ukraine on Thursday of endangering civilians by basing troops in residential areas during Russia's invasion in a report that Kyiv likened to Russian propaganda and disinformation.

Reuters

Allegations of torture by Myanmar's military regime revealed in new Amnesty International report

A new report on torture carried out by Myanmar's military regime describes people being hit and kicked, tasered or touched with electrical wires, and subjected to gender-based violence.

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The Independent UK

Amnesty urges Egypt to free prominent activist, allow access

A leading human rights watchdog is urging Egyptian authorities to allow the family of a prominent activist serving a five-year sentence access to him

WEKU

What it's like being a woman in Afghanistan today: 'death in slow motion'

That's the title of a newly released report from Amnesty International, covering a range of issues affecting girls and women under Taliban rule. Foremost among them are child and forced marriage.

The Independent UK

Amnesty: Taliban crackdown on rights is 'suffocating' women

Amnesty International says the Taliban's “suffocating” crackdown on the rights of Afghan women and girls is destroying their lives

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amnesty: UK-Israel Trade Should Not Incentivize Israeli Apartheid against Palestinians

Amnesty International United Kingdom warned that the new trade deal between Britain and Israel could allow the latter to consolidate its settler-colonialism and apartheid in the occupied Palestinian territories. It stressed in a statement on Thursday that the new UK trade deal with Israel “must not be a betrayal of…

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Amnesty Urges Probe into 'Horrific' Ethnic Massacre in Ethiopia

Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into a massacre of more than 400 Amhara civilians in Ethiopia's Oromia region last month, citing eyewitnesses who blamed a local rebel group for the killings.

Radio France Internationale

Amnesty urges probe into ethnic massacre of 450 in Ethiopia's Oromia

Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into the massacre of more than 400 Amhara civilians in Ethiopia's Oromia region last month, citing eyewitnesses who blamed a local rebel group for the killings.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar accused of war crimes over ‘depraved use’ of landmines

Amnesty says military has been laying mines on a ‘massive scale’ in eastern Kayah state.

The Independent UK

Amnesty Intl says Myanmar army has laid landmines in Kayah

Amnesty International says Myanmar’s military has laid landmines that have killed and injured people in and around villages in Kayah, a conflict-affected region near the border with Thailand

AFP

Myanmar military landmine use amounts to war crimes: Amnesty

Bangkok (AFP) - Myanmar junta troops are committing war crimes by laying landmines on a "massive scale" around villages where they are battling anti-coup fighters, rights campaign group Amnesty International said Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

Iranian leader oversaw brutal mass executions with guards told to 'kill them quickly'

One survivor told Amnesty they saw numerous bodies strewn on the ground in a section of the prison where there were 12 chairs with 12 ropes hanging above them in Iran

The Independent UK

‘This is apartheid’: Israeli human rights group hang billboards for Biden’s visit

The US is accused of tolerating human rights abuses in the region

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