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Latest in Tag: amnesty
Eritrean troops massacred hundreds of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray: Amnesty
Eritrean troops went on a rampage and systematically killed hundreds of civilians, which appears to constitute crimes against humanity, said Amnesty
Fate of missing lawyer, doctor remains ambiguous amid detention allegations
NCHR reiterates call to allow detainees access to call lawyers and family
Enforced disappearances in Egypt still on the rise as world marks day of solidarity with victims
”In Egypt the Interior Ministry is using enforced disappearance as a policy to wipe out peaceful dissent,” says Amnesty
Amnesty report damns Syrian government on prison abuse
Over 17,000 detainees have died in Syrian government custody in the past five years from torture and disease, according to Amnesty International. Forced disappearances and horrific prisoner abuse are also widespread.
International human rights watchdog campaigns against execution of 8 Egyptians
The defendants were tried by a military court and accused of forming a terrorist cell
HRW, Amnesty decry police clampdown on Monday protests
Anyone detained for peacefully protesting should be released, says Amnesty International
Amnesty: Turkey illegally sending Syrians back to war zone
Amnesty International has accused Turkey of forcibly returning thousands of refugees to war-torn Syria. Ankara recently struck a deal with the EU to stem the flow of migrants into Europe
Amnesty spotlights ‘hellish reality’ of Southeast Asian refugee crisis
Trafficked, beaten and sometimes even killed for ransom – a new AI report examines the horrors experienced by Rohingya attempting to flee persecution in Myanmar in May this year, and warns of another looming crisis. “We felt so sorry whenever we saw the people dead and thrown to the sea. The people are dying on …
Amnesty International defends research against foreign ministry accusations of ‘lies’
NGO says Egyptian authorities do not differentiate between ”peaceful criticism and abuses by armed groups”
FJP vows ‘heavy price’ for death sentences
Death penalty has become Egyptian authorities’ favourite tool to purge political opposition, says Amnesty International
Amnesty International calls for investigation of security officials
Despite incriminating evidence, Egyptian officials refuse responsibility for deaths of at least 22 fans last Sunday, says watchdog
Police Day and human rights
How can the January revolution die if its main cause still lives?
Violence against women still prevalent in Egypt: Amnesty International
Press briefing emphasises domestic, public, and state violence against women
Human rights groups calls for ‘presidential palace’ trial defendants amnesty
Defendants handed two year sentences and two years of parole, after appealing earlier sentence of three years
Yazidi women victims of torture, sexual slavery in ISIS captivity: Amnesty International
Rape and sexual violence among reported ISIS crimes in Iraq
Rights group seeks to investigate Egyptian officials linked to CIA torture report
“Authorities will be forced to take action once names are revealed,” says NCHR member
6 April announces Mohamed Mahmoud Street demonstrations
Group says protests will commemorate the third anniversary of deadly clashes
Amnesty calls on Egypt to release protesters arrested for challenging Protest Law
The international human rights watchdog says testimonies and available information suggest that the charges are “almost certainly baseless”
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing, Amnesty calls for investigation into violations
Death toll from the ongoing violence leaves 121 dead in Gaza; no deaths reported from Israel
Gulf countries grant Ramadan pardons to 152 Egyptian prisoners
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has coordinated efforts with its missions abroad for the amnesty
Alaa Abdel Fattah and others’ prison sentence widely condemned
Abdel Fattah’s sisters protest the sentence outside the presidential palace; verdict described by Amnesty as “outrageous travesty of Justice”
Mahienour El-Massry refuses ‘any kind of amnesty’ from the government
Labour activist and Protest Law detainee demands the abolishment of the law in letter from prison
Presidential pardons in commemoration of Sinai Liberation Day
Release order for those who served more than half their time in prison
Foreign ministry rejects criticism of activist court ruling
Cairo court upheld conviction of revolutionary activists Maher, Douma, and Adel on Monday amid wide condemnation from political parties, rights groups and foreign governments
Journalists face military court for allegedly publishing classified files
Amnesty International calls for journalists’ immediate release; describes them as “prisoners of conscience”
Detentions renewed for journalist arrested on revolution anniversary
Lawyers prevented from attending journalist’s investigation
Amnesty International report ‘inaccurate’: foreign ministry
Amnesty International recently condemned “state violence” and “widespread repression” in Egypt
UAE jails 20 Egyptians for ‘setting up Muslim Brotherhood cell’
Amnesty International condemns trial and irreversible verdict, describes charges as “vague”
Amnesty International concerned about environment surrounding referendum process
Watchdog organisation is apprehensive about ongoing human rights violations
European response to Syrian refugees ‘pitiful’: Amnesty
European leaders should “hang their heads with shame” over their treatment of Syrian refugees