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Explained | The ED and CBI’s cases against Amnesty International India and Aakar Patel

Three cases based on the same set of findings have been filed by the ED and CBI under three separate laws

The Hindu · Jul 13, 2022

NSW anti-protest laws excessive: Amnesty

Laws targeting protesters in NSW have been criticised as excessive by human rights groups ahead of bail hearings for two accused demonstrators jailed for weeks.

AAP · Jul 11, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: ‘Not all refugees are treated the same’

Al Jazeera speaks to Oksana Pokalchuk, head of Amnesty International Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Jul 8, 2022

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Belgium MPs Approve Iran Prisoner Swap Treaty in First Reading

Belgium's parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial prisoner-swap treaty with Iran in a first reading of a text that still has to be submitted to a full vote to be ratified. The treaty has been slammed by an Iranian dissident group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran, as well…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 7, 2022

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.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 30, 2022

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.

WEKU · Jun 30, 2022

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 · Jun 30, 2022

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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 · Jun 29, 2022

‘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 · Jun 25, 2022

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 · Jun 24, 2022

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 · Jun 21, 2022

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 · Jun 20, 2022

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 · Jun 16, 2022

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 · Jun 16, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2022

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

Reuters · Jun 13, 2022

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.

Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2022

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 · Jun 13, 2022

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 · Jun 13, 2022

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 · Jun 13, 2022

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.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2022

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

This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war here

France 24 · Jun 13, 2022

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 · Jun 11, 2022

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 · Jun 10, 2022

Amnesty for independent probe into civilian killings in Kashmir

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

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