Topic: Amnesty International
Rights groups say Iranian security forces killed at least 28 in nationwide crackdown
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Iranian authorities have carried out a deadly nationwide crackdown on protesters since late December, killing at least 28 people...
Amnesty accues global fashion brands of repressing garment workers in South Asia
Governments, factories and global fashion brands are profiting from the continued repression of garment workers and abuse of their labour rights in Bangladesh, India,...
Israel must immediately halt legislation of discriminatory death penalty bill: Amnesty
Amnesty International has criticised the passing of the first reading of a controversial new amendment to the Israeli Penal Law, making it mandatory for Israeli...
Umar Khalid’s five-year imprisonment without trial exemplifies derailment of justice: Rights groups
A coalition of international human rights groups on Friday urged India to immediately release student activist Umar Khalid, who has spent five years in...
Amnesty says global tech firms fuel Pakistan’s expanding mass surveillance, censorship system
Pakistan’s unlawful mass surveillance and online censorship systems are being powered by technology from companies based in China, Europe, the United Arab Emirates, Canada...
Amnesty urges governments to break up with “Big Tech” to protect human rights
Amnesty International on Thursday called on governments to rein in the power of major technology companies, warning that their unchecked dominance poses serious threats...
