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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,”…
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…
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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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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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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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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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…
“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)…