ARTICLES RELATING TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Concerns over E Guinea elections

2013-05-13 21:47

Human rights groups have expressed concern over the fairness of legislative elections taking place later this month in Equatorial Guinea.

SAHRC under fire over Tatane findings

2013-04-30 18:05

The SA Human Rights Commission has come under fire from MPs over its finding on the killing of Free State protester Andries Tatane.

Nigeria to probe army conduct in clashes

2013-04-23 07:43

Nigeria is to investigate its army's conduct after clashes between troops and Islamist fighters in the northeast killed at least 200 people, the single deadliest event since the insurgency began.

Sudan bombing, hunger 'afflict Kordofan'

2013-04-17 14:43

Sudan's indiscriminate bombing of the rebellious South Kordofan province is stoking a development crisis by displacing thousands of people and disrupting crop planting, Amnesty International says.

Protesters demand closure of Guantanamo

2013-04-12 12:01

Rights activists across the United States have held a series of protests on demanding the closure of Guantanamo Bay as a hunger-strike at the jail entered a third month.

Amnesty slams Saudi 'paralysis' sentence

2013-04-02 22:39

Amnesty International has appealed to Saudi Arabia not to carry out a reported sentence of paralysis for a man in retribution for allegedly paralysing another man 10 years ago.

Kremlin watchdog slams NGO raids

2013-03-28 14:40

Members of Kremlin's own rights council have denounced "unprecedented" raids on activist groups, saying the searches were aimed at muting their role as a rare critical voice in Russia.

Assad urges Brics to help Syrian people

2013-03-27 19:39

Syrian President Bashar Assad has urged the Brics nations to help "stop the violence" in Syria and put an end to the suffering of his people he says is caused by international sanctions.

UN arms treaty talks resume amid hurdles

2013-03-18 13:03

Talks have resumed on a United Nations treaty to regulate the sale of conventional arms - amid roadblocks put up by some of the world's key players.

Morocco rights group: End military trials

2013-03-05 20:54

A Moroccan rights group is calling for an end to civilians being tried in military court, as part of a drive to bring the law in line with a new constitution.

Rights groups to monitor 'Baby Doc' case

2013-02-20 11:04

International human rights groups are sending monitors to a court hearing in Haiti concerning Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier.

Zim hangman's appointment 'disturbing'

2013-02-08 22:27

Rights group Amnesty International has expressed fears that Zimbabwe is poised to resume executions, following the appointment of a new hangman.

AI: Nigeria fails to probe scores of killings

2013-02-05 08:42

Nigeria has failed to investigate hundreds of killings by police and relatives of the victims are often left without explanations, Amnesty International says.

AI slams Egypt cops' use of lethal force

2013-01-29 08:59

Amnesty International has condemned the police's use of deadly force against demonstrators in Egypt, where nearly 50 have been killed in clashes.

Stop military trial of journo, Egypt told

2013-01-08 14:38

Advocacy group, Amnesty International has called for the release of an Egyptian journalist facing military trial under a controversial law that allows the army to court-martial civilians.

Amnesty warns of Mozambican jail crisis

2012-11-22 08:06

Amnesty International has claimed that thousands of prisoners are languishing in Mozambique's prisons without charge or access to proper legal representation.

AI calls on DRC to halt clashes in east

2012-10-10 10:53

Amnesty International has called on the DRC to put an end to the fighting in the east of the country where several local and foreign armed groups are committing abuses.

Libya search for killers a siege - AI

2012-10-06 09:10

Libyan efforts to arrest the killers of a man credited with capturing late leader Muammar Gaddafi have turned into a siege of the city of Bani Walid, Amnesty International says.

Tackle legacy of abuse, Egypt told

2012-10-03 10:21

Amnesty International has taken Egypt’s new president to task for failing to address the "bloody legacy" of abuses by security forces committed under military rule after the fall of Hosni Mubarak.

Calls for halt to Gambia executions

2012-09-17 22:32

Rights group Amnesty International has called on Gambia to order a permanent halt to all executions and conduct a "transparent" review of the cases currently on death row.

Gambia on edge amid mass executions

2012-08-29 10:01

Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has come under attack for sending nine prisoners to the firing squad, leaving the tiny nation jittery as another 38 convicts await execution.

Amnesty warns on Syria executions

2012-07-25 20:18

Amnesty International has warned about disturbing reports of "summary executions" by Syrian troops and rebels, calling them "serious violations of international law".

Lagos waterfront slum demolition starts

2012-07-17 09:02

Nigerian officials have began demolishing a large waterfront slum in the economic capital Lagos, a move that could leave tens of thousands of people homeless.

End rights abuse impunity, Senegal told

2012-06-20 22:36

Senegal's three-month-old government should end "decades of impunity for human rights violations", rights group Amnesty International says.

Probe attacks on women, Egypt told

2012-06-12 09:32

Amnesty International has called on Egyptian authorities to investigate reports of sexual assaults on women protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, to counter the impression that no one will be punished.

 

Scores of journalists targeted in Syria

2013-05-03 11:26

Syria's regime and rebels fighting to overthrow it have killed, arbitrarily arrested and tortured scores of journalists over the past two years, rights group Amnesty International says.

Sri Lanka government harsh on critics

2013-04-30 10:10

The Sri Lankan government has intensified a crackdown on critics by sanctioning abuses often committed by security forces or their proxies, Amnesty International says.

Ill mother faces jail in abortion deadlock

2013-04-18 13:15

A seriously ill and pregnant El Salvadorian mother along with her doctors have been threatened with imprisonment if an abortion is carried out.

Iran hangs 7 violent crime convicts

2013-04-16 13:49

An Iranian semi-official news agency says authorities have hanged seven people convicted of armed robbery, murder and rape in southern Iran.

Calls for UAE to open Islamist trial

2013-04-03 20:32

Seven international human rights groups have criticised a "secret" trial in the UAE of 94 Islamist dissidents, saying refusal to open it up to the public was suspect.

Morocco must free jailed Sahrawis – HRW

2013-04-02 10:13

Morocco's military trial and imprisonment of 25 Sahrawis, nine of them for life, violated international law, HRW says, calling on Rabat to either free or retry the defendants in a civilian court.

Russian authorities search NGOs' offices

2013-03-27 21:39

Russian authorities have searched the Moscow offices of Human Rights Watch and three other advocacy groups, inspections that activists say is a campaign to silence criticism of the president.

Al-Qaeda claims wave of Iraq attacks

2013-03-20 12:10

Al-Qaeda's Iraqi affiliate has claimed responsibility for a wave of attacks that killed 56 people and wounded more than 220, in a statement posted on jihadist Internet forums.

Zimbabweans to vote on new constitution

2013-03-14 19:18

Beleaguered Zimbabweans will vote on a new constitution that would, for the first time, put a definite end date on Robert Mugabe's controversial rule.

94 Islamists on trial for UAE plot

2013-03-04 15:01

The trial of 94 Islamists accused of plotting against the United Arab Emirates has began in the absence of rights activists and foreign reporters.

Gunmen shoot Sri Lanka journalist

2013-02-16 11:31

Unidentified gunmen have shot and seriously wounded a journalist for an independent newspaper near Sri Lanka's capital.

Amnesty slams Malaysia's 'flawed' law

2013-02-08 13:50

Global rights group Amnesty International has urged Malaysia to release or charge two Malaysian men detained under a new "deeply flawed" security law.

Gold-mine killings 'tied' to government

2013-01-30 21:14

Amnesty International says that Sudanese security officers were reportedly involved in attacks over gold mining that killed up to 200 people.

Somalia must free rape journo – group

2013-01-28 10:24

Somalia must release a journalist held by police for over two weeks after interviewing a woman who said she was raped by government troops, a press freedom group says.

Mozambique accepts prison criticism

2012-11-23 07:50

The Mozambican government has accepted criticism of its prisons after a damning report by the London-based rights group Amnesty International.

Outcry as Afghans execute 14 in 2 days

2012-11-21 20:25

Six men have been hanged in Kabul, bringing the number of men executed in two days to 14.

Rwandan military 'tortured' civilians

2012-10-08 10:39

Amnesty International has accused Rwandan military intelligence services of engaging in torture, unlawful detention and enforced disappearances of civilians.

AI: Release Syria rights activists

2012-10-04 20:53

Advocacy group Amnesty International has called on the Syrian authorities to either charge or release two human rights activists detained in Damascus.

Marikana commission musn't fail: AI

2012-09-27 07:32

The commission of inquiry set up to investigate deaths during violence at the Marikana mine must not fail, says Amnesty International.

Chad prisons severely overcrowded - AI

2012-09-10 22:41

Chad's prisons are severely overcrowded, detention conditions are inhumane and female inmates are exposed to rape, Amnesty International says.

Shell's Nigeria spills probe 'a fiasco'

2012-08-03 10:14

Rights group Amnesty International says investigations into Shell oil spills in Nigeria are a "fiasco", alleging the company repeatedly blamed sabotage in an effort to avoid responsibility.

7 die in Sudan helicopter crash - army

2012-07-17 13:26

Seven Sudanese military personnel died on Monday when their helicopter crashed in conflict-plagued Darfur because of a malfunction, the military said.

Rights group slams Greek police violence

2012-07-03 19:10

The human rights group Amnesty International says Greek police routinely uses violence against demonstrators, migrants and suspects in police detention.

Syria accused of war crimes

2012-06-14 08:19

Syria is committing crimes against humanity as part of state policy to exact revenge against communities suspected of supporting rebels, Amnesty International has said.

UN 'unfit for purpose' – Amnesty

2012-05-24 14:01

South Africa, along with other emerging powers, has been singled out by a rights group, saying the countries were "complicit through their silence" on key rights issues.

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