Amnesty International
Amnesty warns new Egypt rights bill ‘draconian’
Egypt
November 19, 2016
Amnesty warns new Egypt rights bill ‘draconian’
An international rights group has warned of a new Egyptian bill to regulate civil society, saying that the proposed law…
Amnesty claims spike in forced disappearances, Egypt says prejudiced
Egypt
July 13, 2016
Amnesty claims spike in forced disappearances, Egypt says prejudiced
Egypt's police have been implicated in an "unprecedented spike" in enforced disappearances since early 2015 aimed at quashing dissent, Amnesty…
Foreign Ministry slams Amnesty International for inciting against Egypt
Egypt
June 23, 2016
Foreign Ministry slams Amnesty International for inciting against Egypt
Egypt's Foreign Ministry has reacted angrily to news that human rights NGO Amnesty International has been working behind the scenes…
Amnesty, HRW lament Egypt’s ‘crackdown on dissent’, call for serious measures
Egypt
May 26, 2016
Amnesty, HRW lament Egypt’s ‘crackdown on dissent’, call for serious measures
Between calling for an arms embargo and demanding the release of protesters, international rights organisations Amnesty International and Human Rights…
War on Islamist militants tests Tunisia’s young democracy
Middle East
May 13, 2016
War on Islamist militants tests Tunisia’s young democracy
Four days after Islamist militants shot dead 21 tourists in Tunisia's Bardo museum last year, police rounded up dozens of…
Amnesty accuses Nigerian army of mass killings of Shi’ites in northern city
World
April 22, 2016
Amnesty accuses Nigerian army of mass killings of Shi’ites in northern city
Amnesty International said on Friday that Nigeria's army killed hundreds of men, women and children from a minority Shi'ite Muslim…
CNN: Amnesty report: Executions at their highest level in 25 years
World
April 6, 2016
CNN: Amnesty report: Executions at their highest level in 25 years
The world saw the highest number of recorded executions in more than 25 years in 2015, according to a new…
Amnesty says Turkey illegally sending Syrians back to war zone
Middle East
April 1, 2016
Amnesty says Turkey illegally sending Syrians back to war zone
Turkey has illegally returned thousands of Syrians to their war-torn homeland in recent months, highlighting the dangers for migrants sent…
UN, NGOs express fear for rights groups in Egypt
Egypt
March 24, 2016
UN, NGOs express fear for rights groups in Egypt
The United Nations and global rights groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty urged Egypt on Wednesday to drop a…
Russian bombing of Syria may be a war crime: Amnesty
Middle East
December 23, 2015
Russian bombing of Syria may be a war crime: Amnesty
Russia's bombing of Syria may amount to a war crime because of the number of civilians its strikes have killed,…