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How far is France prepared to go in support of universal human rights?

Human rights organisation Amnesty International has urged France to amend its law on crimes against humanity committed abroad. This would make it possible for people suspected of war crimes in Ukraine or Syria, for example, to be brought to justice in France. But there are significant judicial hurdles.

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Mariupol theater bombing was a clear war crime, Amnesty International says

Hundreds of civilians were sheltering in the drama theater during the March siege of Mariupol, the southern Ukrainian port city that Russian troops destroyed and now occupy.

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Russians behind 'War Crime' Bombing of Mariupol Theater, Says Amnesty

A theater sheltering civilians destroyed in March in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol was likely hit by a Russian airstrike in a war crime, Amnesty International said in a report published Thursday. "Until now, we were speaking about an alleged war crime.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Deadly airstrike on Mariupol theatre a ‘clear war crime’, Amnesty inquiry finds

Organisation concluded Russian military knew hundreds of civilians were sheltering inside but dropped bombs anyway

The Independent UK

‘Sonic Detective’: The Beirut artist using sound to expose crimes

A new retrospective shows how sound artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan uses audio-visual techniques to bridge art and politics.

Al Jazeera

Rights group slams Palestinian Authority over activist death

Amnesty International says the Palestinian Authority has failed to hold its security forces accountable for the death of an activist in police custody a year ago

The Independent UK

World Cup nations to discuss highlighting plight of migrant workers in Qatar

Amnesty International has called on Fifa to earmark at least $440 million (over £350m) to support projects to compensate the families of migrant workers in the Gulf state

The Independent UK

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Inquiry: Amnesty International UK is ‘Institutionally Racist’

Amnesty International UK is “institutionally racist”, “colonialist” and faces bullying problems within its own ranks, a damning inquiry has concluded. Initial findings of Global HPO’s independent inquiry into the charity were published in April but now the scale of the organization’s issues with race have been laid bare in their…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amnesty International UK is ‘colonialist and institutionally racist’, damning inquiry concludes

Exclusive: An independent review found that racial discrimination, bullying and white savourism is endemic within the award-winning human rights charity

The Independent UK

ICC prosecutor aims to show war criminals can't escape justice

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Thursday he hoped his war crimes investigation in Ukraine would show there can be no escape from justice during conflicts.

Reuters

The documentary England must watch ahead of the Qatar World Cup

In showing the true cost of the tournament, ‘The Workers Cup’ is as powerful as it is moving. It’s why it must be shown to Gareth Southgate’s squad, writes Miguel Delaney

The Independent UK

Russia targets civilians with 'weapons of mass destruction' bombs which rupture lungs

The pressure wave from the explosive destroys delicate air sacs or can cause an embolism, as the wide area of the ignited particles makes people 'suck in' oxygen in the first stage of the blast

Daily Mirror

Amnesty says Russia guilty of war crimes in Kharkiv shelling

Russia's relentless shelling of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with cluster munitions and scatterable land mines amounts to a war crime that indiscriminately killed hundreds of civilians, Amnesty International said on Monday.

Reuters

Russia kills scores of civilians using ‘indiscriminate’ cluster bombs and rockets, Amnesty International says

A report accuses Russian forces of relentlessly using internationally banned cluster bombs in Ukraine’s second largest city

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Al Jazeera

Ukraine war: Amnesty accuses Russia of ‘war crimes’ in Kharkiv

Amnesty International accuses Moscow of dropping banned cluster bombs on Ukrainian city, killing hundreds of civilians.

The Independent UK

Russia has committed war crimes in Kharkiv through indiscriminate shelling, claims Amnesty

The Kremlin is accused of an ‘utter disregard for civilian lives’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amnesty Accuses Russia of War Crimes in Kharkiv, Killing Hundreds

Amnesty International on Monday accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine, saying attacks on Kharkiv, many using banned cluster bombs, had killed hundreds of civilians.

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Zelenskiy says the battle for Sievierodonetsk is taking a ‘terrifying’ toll on Ukraine – as it happened

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More bodies exhumed near Ukraine’s Bucha as battle rages for Severodonetsk

Ukrainian investigators exhumed seven bodies from makeshift graves in a forest near Bucha on Monday as Kyiv said its forces had been pushed back from the centre of Severodonetsk, the epicentre of a wider battle for control of the eastern Donbas region. All times Paris time (GMT+2).

Asharq Al-Awsat

8 Convicts Facing Finger Amputation in Iran

Eight Iranian men convicted of theft are in imminent risk of having their fingers cut off, campaign groups warned on Friday. All eight men are being held in the Greater Tehran prison waiting for their fingers on one hand to be amputated, the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in…

The Hindu

Amnesty for independent probe into civilian killings in Kashmir

It says Indian authorities must take urgent steps for the protection of people of Kashmir

The Independent UK

Taliban arrest Afghan fashion model, say he 'insulted' Islam

The Taliban have detained a popular Afghan fashion model and three of his colleagues, accusing them of disrespecting Islam and the Quran, the Muslim holy book

The Independent UK

Nearly one in three adults concerned about ending up homeless in next five years, says Amnesty

The lack of affordable housing is driving people into homelessness, Amnesty report argues

The Independent UK

Government has left ‘vacuum’ for extremists with Prevent strategy that fails to engage Muslims, says adviser

Sara Khan says anti-radicalisation programme ‘no longer fit for purpose’

Reason

COVID-19 Measures Magnified the Wars on Drugs and Sex Work

Plus: International Whores' Day, U.S. Postal Service sued over the seizure of Black Lives Matter masks, and more...

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