Trump’s first 100 days supercharged a global ‘freefall of rights’, says Amnesty
World now in era of repressive regimes’ impunity, climate inaction and unchecked corporate power, says report The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency have...
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Tanzania opposition officials arrested as Tundu Lissu refuses to appear in court
Chadema spokesperson says party’s vice-chair John Heche and secretary general John Mnyika held on way to protest over treason charges Tanzania’s main opposition party said...
French military systems in Sudan may break UN arms embargo, says Amnesty
Group says it has identified the Galix defence system on armoured vehicles imported from the UAE and calls for government to investigate France must investigate...
Burkina Faso wants to reinstate death penalty, government source says
Military regime considering move after capital punishment abolished in west African country in 2018 Burkina Faso’s military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty after...
EU-funded Egyptian forces ‘rounding up and deporting Sudanese refugees’
Egypt forcibly returned 800 Sudanese detainees in first three months of this year, Amnesty International reports The Egyptian authorities have used EU-funded security forces in...
Labor urged to put China’s human rights record before trade and demand concrete action
Anthony Albanese should seek commitments for tangible measures in his talks with Li Qiang, campaigners say Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app...
UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’ The UK has been...
Ethiopian troops accused of mass killings of civilians in Amhara region
Exclusive: Witnesses say federal forces have been looting villages and shooting farmers in their hunt for defiant Fano militiamen Ethiopian soldiers killed more than 70...
Tunisia crackdown on opposition and media alarms rights groups
Ten public figures arrested since Saturday as President Kais Saied pursues what Amnesty calls a repression of dissent Rights groups have expressed grave alarm at...
Peru’s ‘racist bias’ drove lethal police response to protests, Amnesty says
In a damning report, human rights group says state permitted ‘excessive and lethal use of force’ against Indigenous groups Peru used “excessive and lethal force”...
