World Oct 08 Myanmar’s military strikes village in glider raid, killing at least 24 people including children By Grant Peck, Associated Press
World Feb 18 French lawmakers consider banning headscarves in sport. Amnesty International says it would discriminate against Muslims The bill is backed by right-wing senators and will be debated in the upper house of the French parliament. Its aim is to ban "ostensibly religious" clothing and symbols during competitions. By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press
World May 16 Executions worldwide rose dramatically in 2022, Amnesty International reports Secrecy and restrictive state practices continued to impair an accurate assessment of the use of the death penalty in several countries, including China, North Korea and Vietnam, the organization said. By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press
World Sep 29 Amnesty report finds Facebook amplified hate ahead of Rohingya massacre in Myanmar For years, Facebook, now called Meta, has pushed the narrative that it was a neutral platform in Myanmar that was misused by malicious people and failed to moderate violent and hateful material adequately. By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
World Apr 06 Rights groups charge Ethiopia with ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Tigray region Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International charge in a new report that widespread abuses against civilians in the western part of Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press
Feb 01 Amnesty International releases report accusing Israel of apartheid By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Amnesty International says Israel has maintained "a system of oppression and domination" over the Palestinians going all the way back to its establishment in 1948, one that meets the international definition of apartheid. Continue reading
Feb 01 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price hold news briefing By Associated Press The Biden administration is rejecting an Amnesty International 278-page report that claims Israel has maintained “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians going all the way back to its establishment in 1948. Continue reading
Jan 31 Israel calls on Amnesty International to not release report accusing country of apartheid By Associated Press Israel has called on Amnesty International not to publish an upcoming report accusing it of apartheid. The Foreign Ministry says the conclusions of the London-based international human rights group are "false, biased and antisemitic."… Continue reading
Dec 29 Russian court shuts down a second human rights group in two days By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press A court in Moscow has granted a request to shut down another prominent human rights organization amid a sweeping crackdown on Russia's rights groups, independent media and opposition supporters. Continue reading
Aug 11 Amnesty International reports widespread rapes in Tigray By Cara Anna, Associated Press A new Amnesty International report says dozens of women have described shocking sexual assaults by Ethiopian soldiers and allied forces in the country’s Tigray conflict. Continue reading