Amnesty

August 5, 2022

Zelensky says Amnesty report tries to “shift the responsibility” away from Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday lashed out at an Amnesty International report that claimed his country’s forces have at…

June 13, 2022

Amnesty International has accused Russia of war crimes during its efforts to capture the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. In…

December 18, 2021

PARIS (AP) — Human rights activists in France have urged the country’s soccer officials to pay attention to rights violations…

August 11, 2021

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Dozens of women have described shocking sexual assaults by Ethiopian soldiers and allied forces in the…

April 8, 2020

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s parliament discussed a prisoner release law on Tuesday which aims to ease overcrowding in jails and…

November 10, 2019

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces put up concrete barriers in central Baghdad Sunday, trying to hamper and block protesters’…

April 26, 2019

YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar began releasing prisoners on Friday after the president announced he would pardon nearly 7,000 people in…

April 22, 2019

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Sunday ordered that 551 convicts have their nationality reinstated. The Gulf Arab…

October 9, 2018

President Assad has promised that anyone who left the army or fled compulsory service will not be prosecuted. Under…

April 17, 2018

Myanmar’s new president said on Tuesday over 8,000 prisoners will be freed in an amnesty, a move the government said…