In a move decried by human rights organizations, the Trump administration has scrapped a Biden-era prohibition on the use of antipersonnel landmines, which killed thousands of noncombatants last year. The…
By Joshua Scheer In a nationally televised primetime address from the White House, President Donald Trump spent much of the speech defending his economic record and touting the strength of…
It’s just the latest example of an Israeli-linked spyware specialist acting with no consideration for the law - although one wouldn’t know that from Amnesty’s probe.
By: Joshua Scheer/ Columnist I’ve been reading this Juan Cole article from November 28, titled “Amnesty: So-Called Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ Becoming a Smokescreen for Continued Israeli Genocide.” Cole, the great scholar,…
While the world awaits the findings of the International Court of Justice on whether Israel’s campaign, as argued by South Africa, amounts to genocide, Amnesty International has already reached its…
“Our damning findings must serve as a wake-up call to the international community: this is genocide. It must stop now."
Supporters are urging President Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, an Indigenous activist imprisoned for 50 years. His case is marked by irregularities and health issues. Amnesty International supports…
"These unlawful killings are in blatant violation of international human rights law," said the rights group.
By Robert Inkalesh / MintPressNews Hamas uses Palestinians as human shields. You’ve heard the claim echoed ad nauseam in Western corporate media. Yet numerous reports from Human Rights Watch, Amnesty…
Citing the UN Secretary-General, the humans rights group calls Israel's war on Gaza "a graveyard for children."
"This should be front-page news in mainstream media," said one observer. "But it probably won't even warrant mention in this climate. Crazy."
"Our entire family has been destroyed," said one survivor of an Israeli bombing in the besieged Palestinian territory.
By Death Penalty Information Center According to an annual death penalty report by Amnesty International, 2022 saw the highest number of recorded executions since 2017, primarily due to increases in…
The facial recognition surveillance system violates Palestinians’ human rights to freedom of movement and privacy.
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