Amnesty International
Amnesty warns against Egypt, Nigeria death sentences
Egypt
April 1, 2015
Amnesty warns against Egypt, Nigeria death sentences
Egypt and Nigeria accounted for an "alarming rise" in the number of death sentences handed out around the world in…
Amnesty: Egypt human rights continued deterioration in 2014
Egypt
February 25, 2015
Amnesty: Egypt human rights continued deterioration in 2014
In its report for the status of human rights across the world during 2014, Amnesty International has highlighted what it…
Egypt rejects blame for civilians killed in Libya airstrikes
Egypt
February 24, 2015
Egypt rejects blame for civilians killed in Libya airstrikes
Egypt on Tuesday rejected accusations of blame in the death of seven civilians killed in Libya last week when Cairo's…
Amnesty: Seven killed in Egyptian air strikes on Libyan city
Egypt
February 24, 2015
Amnesty: Seven killed in Egyptian air strikes on Libyan city
Seven civilians were killed when Egyptian jets attacked suspected Islamist militant targets in the eastern Libyan city of Derna last…
Amnesty urges freedom for colleagues of released al-Jazeera reporter
Egypt
February 2, 2015
Amnesty urges freedom for colleagues of released al-Jazeera reporter
Amnesty International has called for the release of two reporters of Qatari satellite news channel Al Jazeera from Egypt after…
Saudi rights still urgent issue after king’s death, says Amnesty
World
January 23, 2015
Saudi rights still urgent issue after king’s death, says Amnesty
As the world's powerful mourn the deceased Saudi King Abdullah, don't forget about the horrors inflicted on blogger Raef Badawi,…
Amnesty slams Saudi Arabia as blogger prepares for 2nd round of whipping
Egypt
January 14, 2015
Amnesty slams Saudi Arabia as blogger prepares for 2nd round of whipping
Amnesty International has urged Saudi Arabia to put an end to the flogging of an activist over charges of insulting…
India to hike Bhopal gas disaster payout: Amnesty
World
November 15, 2014
India to hike Bhopal gas disaster payout: Amnesty
India's government has promised to increase compensation for Bhopal gas disaster victims as the 30th anniversary of the tragedy looms,…
Amnesty warns of more NGO restrictions as Egypt prepares new law
Egypt
September 1, 2014
Amnesty warns of more NGO restrictions as Egypt prepares new law
Amnesty International has warned of increased restrictions on the activities of civil society organizations in Egypt as the authorities prepare…
Amnesty: Egypt state violence at “unprecedented” level since July
Egypt
January 23, 2014
Amnesty: Egypt state violence at “unprecedented” level since July
Egypt has seen state violence on an "unprecedented scale" since the army overthrew Islamist President Mohamed Morsy last July following…