カテゴリー: Amnesty International
World now in era of repressive regimes’ impunity, climate inaction and unchecked corporate power, says reportThe first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency have “supercharged” a global rollback of human rights, pushing the world towards an authoritari…
Police go door-to-door arresting Afghans as government pledges to send millions back home to Taliban ruleMore than 50 prominent female Afghan women’s rights activists sheltering in Pakistan are facing deportation home, where they fear they will be impr…
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of “deliberately destabilising” human rights on the global stage for its own …
Iwao Hakamada, 87, was convicted of four murders in 1968 but granted ‘temporary release’ in 2014 after new evidence emergedA court in Japan has granted a retrial to a man – thought to be the world’s longest-serving death row inmate – who was sentenced …
Royalist groups have organised petitions calling for Amnesty to be expelled from the country, accusing it of threatening national security Amnesty International has said attacks against its operations in Thailand were taking place against a backdrop of…
Government has banned Mother Teresa charity and many other NGOs from receiving donations from abroadOxfam India has said its work in the country will be imperilled by the government’s refusal to renew a licence that permits it to receive funds from abr…
Human rights watchdog cites staff safety among reasons over decision to leave city for first time in 40 yearsAmnesty International will close its Hong Kong offices by the end of the year, citing concerns for the safety of staff trying to operate under …
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Labor urges Morrison government to extend the stay of temporary visa holders and expand sanctions against military figuresThe Morrison government faces fresh calls to allow more than 3,000 Myanmarese citizens to stay in Australia once their visas expir…
British-drafted UN statement watered down by China, Russia and India while military accuses Aung San Suu Kyi of taking bribesThe United Nations has condemned the Myanmar military’s violent crackdown against anti-coup demonstrators as eight more people …
Our work is not some sinister plot to tarnish India’s reputation. It is inspired by the country’s own tradition of egalitarianism • Rajat Khosla is a senior director at Amnesty InternationalAs of today, Amnesty International will no longer be able to w…
Authorities froze bank accounts after criticism of government’s human rights recordAmnesty International has been forced to shut down operations in India and lay off all staff after the Indian government froze its bank accounts.The Indian enforcement d…
Billions in dividends from ventures with conglomerate MEHL funnelled to army units implicated in Rohingya crackdownOne of the world’s largest brewers, Kirin – whose subsidiaries include San Miguel and craft beers brewed in the US and UK – has been link…
Malaysia and Thailand asked to urgently help people on as many as five boatsHundreds more Rohingya refugees remain stuck at sea, rights groups have warned, just one day after it emerged that dozens of people died onboard a boat that was refused entry t…