Tag: Amnesty International

Nepal’s new government, old concerns: Governance, dissent, shrinking civic space

July 14, 2026 admin

As Nepal’s new government, led by Balendra Shah, a 35-year-old former Mayor of Kathmandu, completed its first 100 days in office, two incidents within 48 hours laid bare the widening gap between its promises of reform and the realities of governance. On July 9, a ride-hailing driver self-immolated following an altercation with the city police…

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Amnesty says RSF committed ethnic cleansing in Sudan

July 1, 2026 admin

Graves line a street in the Salha neighbourhood after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) barred local residents from burying their dead in the main cemeteries in the Salha area, south of Omdurman, Sudan. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their attack…

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Ethiopia rebels committed summary executions; gang-raped women, girls: Amnesty International

March 6, 2026 admin

Three years ago, Ethiopia emerged from a bloody war in the northern Tigray region which claimed at least 6,00,000 lives, according to the African Union. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto “Rebels in Ethiopia’s most populous region of Oromia have committed summary executions, gang rapes and sexual slavery against women and girls between 2020 and 2024,”…

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International rights group chief says Syria’s reforms are promising but democracy is still lacking

November 30, 2025 admin

Syrians gather at the gate of Aleppos Citadel during celebrations marking one year since an Islamist alliance entered the northern city and swiftly took control of it, on November 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP The secretary general of Amnesty International said Saturday that the new authorities in Syria have taken steps to show commitment…

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Amnesty says Syrian government forces, allies behind 46 Druze ‘executions’

September 2, 2025 admin

A drone view of the city of Sweida, following renewed fighting between Bedouin fighters and Druze gunmen, despite an announced truce, in Syria, on July 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amnesty International said Tuesday (September 2, 2025) that it had evidence of Syrian government personnel and affiliated forces executing 46 members of the Druze…

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Amnesty urges war crimes probe into Israeli destruction in Lebanon

August 26, 2025 admin

An Israeli tank is positioned on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amnesty International said Tuesday (August 26, 2025) that the Israeli army’s extensive destruction of civilian property in south Lebanon, including after a ceasefire with Hezbollah was struck, should be investigated as a war crime. The November 27…

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Amnesty International says Israel deliberately starving Gaza’s Palestinians

August 18, 2025 admin

Members of the security forces stand gard as Palestinian and Israeli activists take part in a protest against starvation in Gaza, near Beit Jala in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Rights group Amnesty International on Monday (August 18, 2025) accused Israel of enacting a “deliberate policy” of starvation in Gaza, citing…

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Women’s rights will be raised at UN meeting being attended by Taliban: UN official

June 27, 2024 admin

Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations (UN) political chief who will chair the first meeting between Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and envoys from about 25 countries answered sharp criticism that Afghan women have been excluded, saying on June 26 that women’s rights will be raised at every session. Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo…

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UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with Taliban in Qatar

June 22, 2024 admin

The United Nations’ (UN) top official in Afghanistan defended the failure to include Afghan women in the upcoming first meeting between the Taliban and envoys from 22 countries, insisting that demands for women’s rights are certain to be raised. UN special envoy Roza Otunbayeva was pummelled with questions on June 21 from journalists about criticism…

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Thousands of journalists have fled homelands due to repression, threats and conflict: UN expert Irene Khan

May 23, 2024 admin

“Thousands of journalists have fled their home countries in recent years to escape political repression, save their lives and escape conflict – but in exile they are often vulnerable to physical, digital and legal threats,” a U.N. investigator said on May 22. Irene Khan said in a report to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…

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