Syria: Innovative ‘War in Raqqa’ website now available in Arabic
Source: Amnesty International NZ
An innovative website documenting the impact on civilians of the US-led Coalition’s military operation in Raqqa, Syria, against the armed group...
Myanmar: Villages burned, civilians injured and killed as Rakhine State conflict escalates
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Civilians, including children, killed or injured
Remote sensing analysis confirms ethnic Rakhine villages ablaze on 3 September
IMAGE: Over 120 structures in Taung...
Bangladesh: Escalating attacks on the media must stop
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The Bangladeshi authorities have intensified their assault on independent media and journalists in 2020, with an escalation in the use of...
Joint calls for overhaul of OIA
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The Child Poverty Action Group, Greenpeace, Forest and Bird, JustSpeak, New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties and Amnesty International are calling...
Philippines: UN resolution a missed chance for justice but scrutiny continues
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The resolution on the Philippines adopted by the UN Human Rights Council today is a missed opportunity to seek justice for thousands of unlawful...
Viet Nam: Human rights champion arrested, at grave risk of torture
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to the arrest of Pham Doan Trang, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns, Ming Yu Hah, said:
“The arrest of...
Bangladesh: Authorities must deliver justice after brutal attack of woman posted online
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The Bangladeshi authorities must ensure justice after an online video emerged showing a group of men stripping and severely beating a...
Hong Kong: Education must not be censored after teacher stripped of licence for ‘promoting...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to news that Hong Kong’s Education Bureau has stripped a primary school teacher of his teaching registration for “spreading pro-independence...
USA: Amnesty International delivers one million signatures calling for justice for George Floyd
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Amnesty International has delivered more than one million signatures from around the world to US Attorney General William Barr demanding justice...
UK: Older people in care homes abandoned to die amid government failures during COVID-19...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Key failings included decisions to discharge thousands of untested hospital patients into care homes and imposition of blanket DNARs
Care home managers...
Palantir Technologies contracts raise human rights concerns before NYSE direct listing
Source: Amnesty International NZ
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In advance of the direct listing of Palantir Technologies, Inc. on the New York Stock Exchange...
Amnesty International India halts its work on upholding human rights in India due to...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to Amnesty International India’s bank accounts being frozen by the Enforcement Directorate, an investigative agency of the Government in India,...
