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Amnesty condemns Spain, Morocco over Melilla border tragedy

Moroccan and Spanish authorities used "unlawful and lethal force" during a mass border crossing by migrants in June in which at least 23 people died, and their response "smacks of a cover-up," Amnesty International said on Tuesday in a report based on eyewitness testimony, video footage and satellite imagery.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

Melilla border crush: Amnesty criticises ‘unlawful force’ and lack of first aid

Group says Moroccan and Spanish police failed to provide even basic first aid for hours after deadly crush at enclave

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

Rights Group: More Iranians at Imminent Risk of Execution

Rights groups warned Sunday that several protesters in Iran are at imminent risk of execution, following an international backlash against the clerical regime's first hanging linked to ongoing demonstrations. The almost three-month-old protest movement was sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian arrested by the morality…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 12, 2022

Amnesty Canada target of China-linked cyberattack

Rights group says it is publicising the attack to raise awareness of risks faced by civil society.

Al Jazeera · Dec 6, 2022

Colombia faces very large challenge to stop "endemic violence" -Amnesty

Colombia's government faces big challenges in stemming endemic violence, advocacy group Amnesty International's secretary general Agnes Callamard said, while calling for an end to impunity for sexual violence meted out by security forces during protests in 2021.

Reuters · Dec 1, 2022

Musk announces ‘amnesty’ for suspended Twitter users

Elon Musk has confirmed he will follow through with an informal poll to provide a "general amnesty" to some banned Twitter accounts.

The New Daily · Nov 24, 2022

Amnesty chief Colm O'Gorman calls for full independent inquiry into Spiritan sex abuse scandal in powerful radio speech

'We must become a much more courageous society and a much more courageous state'

Irish Mirror · Nov 20, 2022

Fact check: 11 eye-catching lines from Gianni Infantino’s speech in Qatar

Fifa’s president told the world he feels Arab, African, gay and disabled, while the media are racist hypocrites. So how accurate was his World Cup monologue?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2022

Ugandan rights groups challenge draconian internet law in court

A coalition of leading Ugandan rights groups and lawyers on Thursday filed a court challenge in Kampala to a controversial internet law, which they say is aimed at curbing free speech and targeting government opponents.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 17, 2022

Amnesty urges Sri Lanka to drop charges, free two protest leaders

Rights group also renews call for Sri Lanka to repeal Prevention of Terrorism Act under which the two are being held.

Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2022