A group of 31 Harvard organizations, including the Ivy League institution’s affiliate of Amnesty International, has placed the blame on Israel for Hamas’ brutal, surprise attack that has killed at least 700 Israelis. The organizations released a letter to the public as a ‘Joint Statement by Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups […]
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CNN — Amnesty International said Wednesday that soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo should highlight human rights issues in Saudi Arabia during his time playing at Al Nassr. A press release from the human rights watchdog quotes Dana Ahmed, its Middle East researcher, saying, “Al-Nassr’s signing of Cristiano Ronaldo fits into a […]
The human rights group said defenders appeared to have put non-combatants in harm’s way 19 times by setting up bases in residential areas. But Ukraine’s president accused its campaigners of offering “amnesty (to) the terrorist state [Russia] and shifting the responsibility from the aggressor to the victim. There is no […]
In an open letter sent to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Amnesty International and a selection of other human rights groups said world soccer’s governing body should work with Qatar to “establish a comprehensive programme to ensure all labor abuses to which FIFA contributed are remedied.” “With six months until the […]
Afghanistan has hosted occupying US troops and western powers since 2001 when 9/11 prompted George W Bush’s administration to comb the country in search of al-Qaeda. Despite finding and eliminating Osama Bin Laden in 2008, a military presence remained to bring “stability” to the region, with many Afghans offering their […]
A report by human rights group Amnesty International has said the Taliban recently “massacred” and brutally tortured several members of the Hazara minority in Afghanistan. Following the militant group’s takeover of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday, the Taliban have said that there would be “no revenge”. But Amnesty International’s […]
The prevalence of torture and the lengths to which the Chinese government has gone to cover up its treatment of Muslim minorities are described in comprehensive detail in an Amnesty International report on detention camps in Western China. Every former camp detainee Amnesty interviewed in the report recounted cruel and […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia executed three soldiers Saturday it accused of committing “high treason,” without elaborating on which enemy the kingdom believed the men aided. The state-run Saudi Press Agency identified the men as soldiers working in the Defense Ministry. It did not elaborate on how […]