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Burundi Still Under 'Wave Of Repression': Amnesty

Burundi's President President Evariste Ndayishimiye continues to rule with an unrelenting "wave of repression" despite hopes of change when he took office four years ago, Amnesty International said Wednesday.

International Business Times · Aug 20, 2024

'They are everyday people': Gaza statements condemned

Portraying Palestinians as Hamas supporters is misleading and inflammatory and Australia must offer help to those asylum seekers, a human rights expert says.

AAP · Aug 16, 2024

Abortion bans are a human rights crisis

“These types of bans and policies can impact a variety of human rights,” one researcher told Salon

Salon · Aug 6, 2024

EU-funded Egyptian forces ‘rounding up and deporting Sudanese refugees’

Egypt forcibly returned 800 Sudanese detainees in first three months of this year, Amnesty International reports

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024

The war in Gaza is wiping out entire Palestinian families, one branch at a time. This is how

Dozens of families have lost 25 or more of their members in Israeli strikes in the first three months of the Gaza war

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024

Global executions at highest level in almost a decade, says Amnesty

Executions soared to their highest level in almost a decade in 2023, the rights group Amnesty International said Wednesday as it released its annual report on the global use of the death penalty.

Radio France Internationale · May 29, 2024

Executions worldwide rose last year to the highest number since 2015: Amnesty International

The number of executions recorded worldwide last year jumped to the highest level since 2015, with a sharp rise in Iran and across the Middle East, Amnesty International said in a report released Wednesday.

France 24 · May 29, 2024

Executions across the world reach highest number since 2015

China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and the United States were the five countries with the highest number of executions

The Independent UK · May 29, 2024

CBP One: The U.S. government's mobile app for migrants and the criticism it faces from advocates

An Amnesty International report states that the app forces asylum seekers to play a "lottery" game

Latin Times · May 13, 2024

China Accused Of Targeting Overseas Citizens For Political Activism

China does not tolerate political dissent and has used sophisticated tech tools as well as intimidation to crack down on domestic protesters and activists.

International Business Times · May 13, 2024