Amnesty International: Chile's protesters face ‘policy of punishment'
Last month, 39-year-old Alex Nuñez was sitting on a park bench in Maipú, a low-income neighborhood on the outskirts of Santiago, when a protest began in a nearby park.
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Billboards demand US government stop detaining migrant children
About 10 miles away from Disney World in Orlando, visitors making their way to the theme park can see a billboard containing a jarring message:
Amnesty International accuses US of causing civilian deaths in Somalia
Amnesty International accused the US military on Tuesday of causing civilian casualties in a series of airstrikes in Somalia in 2017 and 2018, claims the US military denies.
Hamas accused of violent crackdown on Gaza protests
Hamas has cracked down on popular protests in Gaza, carrying out beatings, arbitrary arrests and torture against protesters, human rights workers and journalists, Amnesty International said.
'Dangerous' rape laws must be updated, Amnesty report says
Rape laws across Europe are "dangerous and outdated," according to new analysis from human rights group Amnesty International.
Woman prosecuted over abortion pills appeals in Ireland
A court in Northern Ireland will hear a landmark abortion case Thursday as a woman appeals the decision to prosecute her for buying abortion pills for her 15-year-old daughter in 2013.
Egyptian court upholds death sentences for 75 people over 2013 demonstration
An Egyptian court on Saturday issued its final verdict upholding death sentences against 75 Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters -- including journalists -- for their participation in protests following the 2013 ouster of democratically elected President Mohamed Morsy.
US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria
After previously slamming a June report by Amnesty International, the US-led military coalition fighting ISIS is now acknowledging findings by the human rights group that 77 civilians were in fact killed during airstrikes conducted in Raqqa, Syria, last summer.
Hungary's 'Stop Soros' law makes it illegal to help migrants
Migrant and refugee organizations in Hungary are facing an uncertain future after the country's parliament passed legislation Wednesday that criminalizes helping undocumented immigrants, including asylum seekers.
US-led strikes on Raqqa may amount to war crimes, Amnesty says
Airstrikes by the US-led coalition in Raqqa, Syria, probably breached international humanitarian law and potentially amount to war crimes, according to a report by Amnesty International that is being hotly contested by the Pentagon.
Women's arrests cast doubt on Saudi Crown Prince's reforms
A recent crackdown on women's rights activists in Saudi Arabia has cast doubt over a much-touted reform agenda led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Amnesty accuses Nigerian troops of raping women rescued from Boko Haram
Women and girls who have fled terrorist group Boko Haram are being raped by Nigerian soldiers, starved and forced to exchange food for sex, according to claims in a new report by human rights group Amnesty International.
Report claims Rohingya militant group massacred nearly 100 Hindus
Members of a Rohingya militant group allegedly massacred dozens of men, women and children, execution-style in Hindu villages in Myanmar's Rakhine State last year, according to a new Amnesty International report.
Rights groups slam 'smear campaign' against Saudi activists
Rights groups have slammed a "smear campaign" against Saudi women's rights activists who were arrested last week and accused of treason by local media outlets close to the Saudi government.
1 Palestinian killed, nearly 1,000 injured in latest Gaza protests, Palestinian officials say
One Palestinian was killed and 968 others injured in Gaza on Friday, Palestinian health officials said, as Palestinian protesters demonstrated for a third week along the border fence between Gaza and Israel.
Amnesty International chief remains in custody in Turkey
Amnesty International's chairman in Turkey remained in custody Thursday -- a day after an Istanbul court ordered his conditional release -- after a prosecutor appealed to a different court for his detention to be renewed, the rights group said.
