Tag: Amnesty International
Sports
Amnesty International calls for human rights assurances at World Cups
Amnesty International has urged FIFA and the countries bidding to host the 2030 and 2034 World Cups to commit to binding agreements and legal...
World
International law breaking down amid Gaza and Ukraine wars – Amnesty International warns
Amnesty International has warned of a near breakdown of international law, citing flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiple armed conflicts, the rise of...
News
Anti-LGBTQ bill doesn’t define who an LGBT person is – Amnesty International
The Country Director of Amnesty International, Genevieve Partington, has argued for a revision of sections of the Promotion of Proper Human Rights and Ghanaian...
News
Hypocrites! Where were you when Akufo-Addo refused to assent to Witchcraft bill? – Sam George quizzes Amnesty International
The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has criticized Amnesty International, describing them as a bunch of hypocrites.This reaction comes after...
News
Amnesty Int’l to head to court if anti-LGBTQ bill is passed into law
Amnesty International has announced its intention to take legal action against the anti-LGBTQ+ bill if it is passed by the Ghanaian Parliament.This decision...
World
Kenyan police arrest pro-Palestine demonstrators
Kenyan police have set free three individuals who were detained for attending a meeting in Nairobi supporting Palestine. The three people were released on...
World
Eritrea denies Amnesty’s accusations of war crimes in Tigray
The government of Eritrea disagreed with Amnesty International's claim that its soldiers committed serious crimes in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, even though a...
World
Hero of Senegal’s opposition receives intensive care
Popular Ousmane Sonko, the head of the Senegalese opposition who has been on a two-week hunger strike in protest of his imprisonment, has reportedly...
World
Free critics of Tanzania-UAE port agreement – Amnesty International
Amnesty International is urging Tanzania to free three people who were detained for objecting to a deal the country's government negotiated with the United...
Independent Africa
Amnesty accuses paramilitary, RSF of inciting war in Sudan
Amnesty International has urged the conflicting parties in Sudan to put an end to their war crimes.It claims that purposeful and indiscriminate attacks are...