Tag: Amnesty International

As the world’s youngest nation faces renewed violence, the United Nations Security Council is preparing to vote on whether to extend an arms embargo on South Sudan — a decision ...

Today, April 29, 2025, marks Donald Trump’s 100th day in office. Since he took the oath of office, the 47th US President has moved at frantic speed to show Americans ...

The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has asserted that the ongoing Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank amounts to “ethnic cleansing” and urged the US to intervene. In a ...

Amnesty International has issued a strong call for an investigation into a former provincial governor and two senior military officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), alleging “possible crimes ...

Human rights group Amnesty International has issued a report asserting that Israel’s war on Gaza meets the legal threshold for genocide. The report, titled, “You Feel Like You Are Subhuman”: Israel’s ...

Amnesty International has raised concerns over the presence of United Arab Emirates (UAE)-manufactured armored vehicles, equipped with French defense systems, being used in the Sudanese civil war.  The rights group’s ...

Mozambican authorities have warned they may deploy soldiers to control escalating post-election protests, sparked by opposition rejection of recent election results that extended the ruling Frelimo party’s 49-year hold on ...

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights have warned of escalating violence in the occupied West Bank and the use of tactics by ...

Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye, once seen as a potential reformer, is now accused of perpetuating a "wave of repression" nearly four years into his rule, according to Amnesty International.  When ...

Nigeria’s leader has called for an end to mass protests over economic hardship on Sunday, August 4, asserting that the rallies have turned violent and blaming “a few with a ...