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Le Van Manh was put to death for the theft and the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl - but maintained his confession was coerced via torture by police.

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'Impartial probe needed' to explain Greek shipwreck's discrepancies

An independent and impartial investigation is urgently needed to clarify the stark disparities between the accounts of the survivors of the deadly Pylos shipwreck and those of the Greek authorities, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

03/08/2023

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According to Amnesty International, an official total of 883 people were executed across 20 countries in 2022, marking a rise of 53% compared to figures for 2021 .

16/05/2023

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With the AI Act, the EU has a unique opportunity to end rampant abuse facilitated by mass surveillance technologies, Ella Jakubowska, Hajira Maryam and Matt Mahmoudi write.

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Amnesty International's annual report draws attention to the West's "racist double standards" in dealing with human rights violations.

28/03/2023

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New Amnesty International report on anti-riot weapons

Amnesty International released a new report today, which documents the use of “non-lethal” anti-riot weapons by police across the globe, and calls for global regulation of their use and manufacture.

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Olivier Vandecasteele was imprisoned in Tehran last February on charges of espionage.

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Hundreds of people held a demonstration in Brussels in support of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele who was sent to prison for 40 years in Iran for alleged espionage

23/01/2023

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War is taking the heaviest toll on the old in Ukraine , says Amnesty

The UN's Human Rights Office says that between February and September, the over-60s accounted for 34% of civilians killed in Ukraine

07/12/2022

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A new report by Amnesty International has found that Russian and Russian-controlled forces have committed war crimes for deporting and "filtering" Ukrainian civilians.

10/11/2022

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The report, published on Thursday, claimed that the presence of Ukrainian forces in residential areas heightened risks to civilians during Russia's invasion.

08/08/2022

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Amnesty's Ukraine chief quits in anger at 'Russian propaganda' report

Oksana Pokalchuk accuses her NGO of backing Russian arguments after it accused Kyiv of endangering civilians by putting military infrastructure in inhabited areas.

06/08/2022

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Kyiv has reacted angrily, following accusations by Amnesty that Ukraine's military endangers civilians by placing bases and weapons in residential areas

05/08/2022

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Detained migrants subjected to beatings, abuse and racism, claims NGO

Amnesty International says migrants have been abused and denied rights in Lithuanian detention centres. The government says the report is one-sided and cites pressure from "massive illegal border crossings" from Belarus.

27/06/2022

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NGOs have accused Qatar of abusing migrant workers ahead of the World Cup.

19/05/2022

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Amnesty: States need to stop going after people sharing information

Amnesty International researcher Lisa Maracani spoke to Euronews about the group's latest report on censorship and freedom of information during the pandemic.

19/10/2021

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Dutch activists lose ethnic profiling case but vow to appeal

The Hague District Court ruled that ethnicity can be one of the criteria for singling out passengers, but not the only one.

22/09/2021

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The military-grade malware by the NSO Group infects phones, allowing the operator to access messages, photos, emails, and location data as well as surreptitiously control the device's microphones and cameras.

19/07/2021

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Migrants returned to Libya suffer horrific abuse, Amnesty says

Amnesty is calling for European states to end cooperation with Libya on migration and border control.

16/07/2021

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Amnesty accuses Greece of 'systematic' policy of migrant pushbacks

Athens has disputed reports accusing Greek border police of violent returns of refugees and migrants to Turkey.

23/06/2021