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Amnesty censures South Sudan over rising number of executions
Dec 07, 2018 15:06Amnesty International has denounced a rise in the use of the death sentence in South Sudan, urging the world’s youngest nation to “stop signing execution orders.”
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Amnesty International voices concern over Bahrain crackdown on opposition
Nov 23, 2018 16:58Amnesty International has expressed “grave concerns” over a campaign of suppression by Bahrain’s ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime against political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Detained Saudi activists tortured by electrocution, flogging: Amnesty International
Nov 21, 2018 09:23Amnesty International says detained political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in Saudi Arabia face sexual harassment, torture and other forms of ill-treatment during interrogation, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against human rights defenders and intellectuals continues unabated in Saudi Arabia.
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European nations responsible for aiding US drone strikes: Amnesty
Apr 28, 2018 07:53Amnesty International has warned that the European countries assisting the United States with its lethal drone program could be held accountable for the unlawful and indiscriminate massacre it perpetrated.
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Amnesty: French state of emergency aimed at stopping peaceful protests
Jun 01, 2017 00:22Amnesty International says France has been using an extended state of emergency in Paris to block peaceful protests.
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US must not sell arms to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain: Amnesty
Mar 16, 2017 11:22A leading human rights group has called on the United States not to approve pending weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, warning that such sales could implicate Washington in war crimes.
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Amnesty slams European Union refugee policy
Nov 19, 2016 11:19Leading human rights group Amnesty International has slammed the European Union over its stance on refugees, saying the policies do not protect the rights of asylum seekers.