Tag: Amnesty International
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Amnesty International reports widespread abuses in Cameroon
Amnesty International has accused Cameroon's security forces, separatists, and ethnic militias of perpetrating "rampant atrocities" in the country's English-speaking core.Amnesty International documents extensive human...
World
Iraqis protest father’s murder of YouTube star
Demonstrators carried signs that read "stop killing women" and "Tiba's killer must be held to account."Days after a YouTuber was strangled to death by...
World
Iranians demonstrate outside of prisons in an effort to stop executions
Dozens of people showed up outside a prison in Iran overnight amid reports that the government was getting ready to execute two more anti-government protesters.Videos...
Sports
Amnesty International accuses Infantino of ‘brushing aside legitimate human rights criticisms’
Amnesty International has accused Gianni Infantino of "brushing aside legitimate human rights criticisms" following the FIFA president's extraordinary speech on Saturday.A remarkable opening address ahead...
World
Iranian police launch an investigation after a video shows a man being beaten, shot
Central command says offenders will face legal consequences according to the rules.
Police in Iran has launched an investigation after a video showed riot police...
World
Amnesty International accuses Latvia of mistreating migrants on Belarus border
According to Amnesty International, Latvia "violently" forced migrants back into Belarus and even tortured some of them.They say a recent complaint by the rights...
Independent Africa
Relatives: Egyptians sentenced in Saudi Arabia
Relatives of 10 Egyptian men say they have been sentenced to up to 18 years in jail in Saudi Arabia for trying to organise...
World
View from a Tigray hospital: No medications, no treatments
A surgeon at the main hospital in the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region says that the 23-month civil war has led to patients dying...
World
COP27: Egypt pushed for a human rights initiative before climate summit
Before hosting the COP27 summit, Egyptian human rights organizations demand that their nation release political prisoners and open civic space.It comes in response to...
Independent Africa
Lesotho has a dangerous trend of abuse, says Amnesty
A rights organization has revealed that the Lesotho security forces have a "dangerous pattern" of mistreatment that includes torturing and illegal killings.Police allegedly killed...
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