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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

Soldier charged with Troubles killing acted with negligence, court told

David Holden is on trial at Belfast Crown Court accused of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in February 1988.

The Independent UK

Amnesty hits out at Tory plans to replace Human Rights Act with bill of rights

Justice secretary Dominic Raab’s proposals will ‘slash away’ at rights of ordinary people to challenge government, group says

The Guardian - UK

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England players ‘shocked’ at Qatar human rights abuses, says Henderson

Jordan Henderson described a briefing on Qatar’s human rights abuses given to England players as ‘shocking and disappointing’

The Guardian - UK

India: Amnesty calls denial of bail to Muslim activist ‘big blow’

Rights group slams India’s repeated denial of bail to Umar Khalid who is accused of ‘conspiracy’ behind the Delhi riots.

Al Jazeera

Australian citizen Shokrollah Jebeli, 83, dies in Iran's Evin prison

Shokrollah Jebeli had been in a Tehran prison since January 2020 after facing charges in relation to financial disputes.

ABC News

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.

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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

Ayr Amnesty praise support after Ukraine stall raises cash for crisis

The group hailed the response to their Saturday stall as they sent our a clear message to "Stop All Wars".

Daily Record

Stormont cannot 'turn its back' on Ukraine refugees due to lack of Executive

Amnesty writes to Ministers and head of Civil Service urging them not to allow political situation to affect NI effort to help refugees

Belfast Live

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.

The Independent UK

Peace group Ayr Amnesty urge residents to support Ukraine this weekend

The organisation will have a stall today from 10am until 12.30pm outside Café Monza on Ayr High Street to support Ukrainian shop owner Olga Stewart (Milchenko).

Daily Record

Amnesty tell Premier League they have ‘clear moral responsibility’ to change owners’ test

Richard Masters, the Premier League’s chief executive, denied suggestions that the sanctions facing Roman Abramovich made a ‘mockery’ of the test

The Independent UK

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.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine war: Putin accused of using ‘cluster bombs’ that killed child and two adults hiding in pre-school

The Russian military has been accused of using cluster bombs in an attack that killed a child and two adults hiding in a pre-school in northeastern Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Russia carrying out ‘indiscriminate attacks’ on civilian areas in breach of international law, says Amnesty

‘Military has shown blatant disregard for civilian lives,’ group says

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian joint winner of George Polk award for Pegasus project

Collaboration with Washington Post and Forbidden Stories Network receives prestigious journalistic accolade

The Guardian - UK

‘Most harmful thing’ – how spyware is stifling human rights in Bahrain

Growing evidence shows Gulf state’s friends and enemies are being targeted by NSO Group software / You don’t know what is private’: how spyware erodes human rights in Bahrain

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Bangkok Post

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.

The Guardian - AU

Amnesty faces pressure to leave Thailand amid ‘growing intolerance’

Royalist groups have organised petitions calling for Amnesty to be expelled from the country, accusing it of threatening national security

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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

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 Guardian - UK

Tigrayan soldiers accused of raping and killing civilians in Ethiopia’s civil war

New Amnesty report details ‘mounting evidence’ of repeated war crimes including gang-rape, summary killings and looting

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