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Amnesty regrets ‘distress’ caused by report rebuking Ukraine

KYIV, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Amnesty International apologised on Sunday for "distress and anger" caused by a report accusing Ukraine of endangering civilians which infuriated President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and triggered…

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Head of Amnesty’s Ukraine office quits after group accuses Kyiv

KYIV (Reuters) -The head of Amnesty International's Ukraine office has quit the human rights body in a disagreement with it after the group accused Ukraine's armed forces of endangering civilians…

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Amnesty accuses Ukraine of basing troops in residential areas, angering Kyiv

KYIV,(Reuters) - Human rights group Amnesty International accused Ukraine on Thursday of endangering civilians by basing troops in residential areas during Russia's invasion in a report that Kyiv likened to Russian propaganda…

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Amnesty says evidence shows Russian troops committed war crimes near Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine, May 6 (Reuters) - Amnesty International said on Friday there was compelling evidence that Russian troops had committed war crimes, including extrajudicial executions of civilians, when they occupied…

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Russia revokes registration of Amnesty and Human Rights Watch

Russia's justice ministry announced it had revoked the registration of 15 foreign organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW). The Russian units of the organisations, which also included…

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Amnesty International to shut Hong Kong offices

International rights group Amnesty International said on Monday it would close its Hong Kong offices because a China-imposed security law had now made it "effectively impossible" for rights groups to…

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Angelina Jolie wants kids to ‘fight back’ with new child rights book

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie says she hopes to empower children around the world with tools to "fight back" for their rights with a book she has written with Amnesty International.…

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Amnesty International says migrants held in Libya subject to horrific sexual violence

Amnesty International said on Thursday that migrants held in Libyan detention camps are subject to horrific sexual violence at the hands of guards, including being forced to barter sex for…

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Civil groups want EU lawmakers to boost privacy rights in planned WhatsApp, Skype rules

Amnesty International, Privacy International and 28 other civil and human rights groups on Wednesday urged EU lawmakers to take a strong stand on privacy rights in proposed rules governing Facebook's…

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Amnesty International says Russia may be slowly killing Navalny

Alexei Navalny, the prominent opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is incarcerated in conditions that amount to torture and may slowly be killing him, human rights group Amnesty International said…

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Amnesty International reports rise in executions in Egypt in past two months

Egypt executed 57 men and women in October and November, nearly double the 32 people reported in the whole of 2019, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. At least 15 of…

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Amnesty International Germany awards human rights prize to ocean rescue activists

The German branch of Amnesty International is recognizing the "luventa10," members of an ocean rescue group, with the organization's human rights award, Amnesty's office in Berlin announced on Tuesday. The NGO's…

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Amnesty says it believes at least 106 people have been killed in Iran

Amnesty International, citing “credible reports,” says it believes at least 106 people have been killed during protests in Iran over government-set gasoline prices rising. Amnesty made the allegation in a…

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Amnesty International urges Hong Kong government to investigate police use of force

Amnesty International on Tuesday urged the Hong Kong government to investigate police use of force during nearly four months of protests, and to encourage Beijing to safeguard protesters' right to…

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Amnesty International calls for impartial, thorough and transparent investigation into Morsi’s death

Amnesty International, an international pressure group that campaigns against the imprisonment of political prisoners, has called for an “impartial, thorough and transparent” investigation into Morsi’s death. "Egypt must carry out a…

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Workers at Amnesty International prepare for redundancies

The Guardian reports that human rights workers at Amnesty International are braced for redundancies after the management admitted to a hole in its budget of up to £17m to the…

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Amnesty International slams Indonesia’s crackdown prior to Asian Games

Police in Jakarta have killed dozens of people as part of an escalating crackdown against petty criminals ahead of the Asian Games, in a campaign Amnesty International has described as…

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Denmark bans Burqa and Niqab

Denmark has joined Austria, France and Belgium in banning garments that cover the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab and burqa. In a 75-30 vote with 74 absentees on Thursday,…

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Women and girls who fled terrorist group Boko Haram are being raped by Nigerian soldiers, starved and forced to exchange food for sex – Amnesty International

Amnesty International has issued a report which carries claims that women and girls who have fled terrorist group Boko Haram are being raped by Nigerian soldiers, starved and forced to…

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