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Yemeni civilians are struggling to stay alive amid fierce ground and air attacks in the raging battle to retake western coastal governorates from Huthi armed group control, and the worst could be yet to come, Amnesty International warned after carrying out a field investigation in the south of the country. The organisation interviewed 34 civilians …
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The release of long-time Malaysian opposition leader and Amnesty International prisoner of conscience Anwar Ibrahim is a landmark moment for human rights in the country, the organisation said today. Anwar, who has twice been imprisoned on politically motivated “sodomy” and corruption charges, received a royal pardon following last week’s election win for the Pakatan Harapan …
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On 11 May, students at Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) held their annual Pride march, in defiance of a ban on all LGBQTI events in Ankara, Turkey. Despite ODTÜ upholding the ban, hundreds of students peacefully marched on the university campus for Pride. What happened? The Pride march has taken place for the last seven …
In response to Israeli forces killing over 50 Palestinian protesters in Gaza and injuring countless others, including children, Amnesty International Australia’s Crisis Campaigns Coordinator Diana Sayed said, “We call on Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to condemn the Israeli military’s excessive use of force in the strongest terms possible, and for Australia to use its diplomatic …
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Responding to reports that dozens of Palestinians have been killed and hundreds injured by the Israeli military during protests along the fence that separates Gaza and Israel since yesterday, Philip Luther, Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International, said: “This is another horrific example of the Israeli military …
A Sudanese court’s sentencing of a 19-year-old woman to death for killing her rapist husband in self-defence highlights the failure of the authorities to tackle child marriage, forced marriage and marital rape, Amnesty International said today. Noura Hussein Hamad has been held in the Omdurman Women’s Prison since May 2017, and was today handed the …
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Anti-FGM campaigner Khadija Gbla was born in Sierra Leone and resettled in Australia with her family as a teenager. Khadija survived female genital mutilation (FGM) at the age of nine. “I was three years old when the war started in Sierra Leone. My family escaped to Gambia where I spent my childhood, and 10 years …
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Responding to news that the Chinese government has removed an estimated 30,000 Peppa Pig videos from the internet, Patrick Poon, Amnesty International’s China researcher, said: “Banning Peppa Pig is further proof of just how sensitive the Chinese government’s censorship is. “Last year, outlawing Winnie the Pooh was laughed at, and now we have a ridiculous …
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These eight women’s refusal to wait is the key to reversing an increasingly regressive trend for women’s rights. Narges Mohammadi – She won’t wait… for another woman to be disfigured in an acid attack A passionate advocate for women’s rights in Iran, Narges actively protested against acid attacks on women. This was just one of many efforts …
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WA Corrections Minister Fran Logan must stop Banksia Hill children’s prison falling into another cycle of “denial and spin” on his watch, said Amnesty International today, following the release of a new report into conditions at the detention centre. Today’s Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services’ report found that, despite some improvements, Banksia subjected …
