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Iran: Amnesty must report hardships of Iranians under illegal sanctions
Apr 09, 2021 17:36Iran’s mission to the European Union has called on Amnesty International to compile a report about the harmful impact of illegal American sanctions on the livelihoods of Iranians, especially at a time when the country is grappling with a deadly coronavirus outbreak.
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Amnesty censures Israel’s ‘wanton disregard’ for human rights in Palestinian case
Apr 08, 2021 05:57Amnesty International has decried Israel over its “wanton disregard” for international human rights law in the case of an Israeli court upholding a travel ban against a Palestinian campaigner for the Britain-based group.
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Egyptian military’s demolitions in Sinai ‘likely war crimes:’ HRW
Mar 17, 2021 12:15Human Rights Watch (HRW) has denounced the Egyptian military’s ongoing demolitions and forced evictions in the restive North Sinai region, saying the practices constitute “violations of international humanitarian law” and likely amount to “war crimes.”
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Amnesty hails ICC war crimes probe in Palestinian territories as ‘momentous breakthrough’
Mar 04, 2021 18:31Amnesty International has praised the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to open a war crimes investigation in the occupied Palestinian territories as a momentous breakthrough.
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Amnesty: Eritrean troops 'massacred' hundreds in Ethiopia's Tigray
Feb 26, 2021 14:13Eritrean troops have committed a "massacre" during an offensive on the ancient town of Axum in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, according to a report released by Amnesty International.
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Amnesty International urges Saudi officials to free senior Hamas official, his son
Feb 16, 2021 12:27Amnesty International has called on Saudi officials to order the release of a high-ranking official of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement and his son, citing his worsening health condition and lack of access to adequate health care.
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Amnesty decries ‘arbitrary’ arrests of Paris protesters
Feb 08, 2021 14:57Amnesty International France has condemned the "arbitrary" arrests of dozens of people during a protest against a controversial security bill that would place restrictions on filming French police.
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Amnesty International urges EU to follow Biden’s UAE, Saudi weapons freeze
Jan 29, 2021 12:41Amnesty International has welcomed the United States decision to freeze arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), calling on European countries to follow suit and end weapons exports to the two countries involved in the devastating war on Yemen.
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Rich countries have bought too many COVID-19 vaccines: Amnesty
Dec 10, 2020 05:55Rich countries have secured enough coronavirus vaccines to protect their populations nearly three times over by the end of 2021, Amnesty International and other groups said on Wednesday, possibly depriving billions of people in poorer areas.
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Amnesty, UN, EU warn Ethiopia's warring sides: Do not target civilians
Nov 25, 2020 09:46Amnesty International, the UN envoy for human rights and the European Union's top diplomat have called on the warring sides in Ethiopia's volatile Tigray region to avoid targeting civilians and violating human rights.