Amnesty International has a long and sordid history with its prisoner of conscience designation, denying it to enemies of the US government and granting it to some less than savory characters. (By: Alan Macleod, Mintpress ...
The use of force detailed in the report “is ultimately a symptom of the very issue that started these protests: unaccountable police violence.” (By: Julia Conley, Common Dreams) In a report titled “The World is ...
“By prioritizing gun ownership over basic human rights, the U.S. government is willfully and systematically failing on multiple levels and ignoring its international obligations to protect people’s rights and safety.” Amnesty International issued a travel ...
Aung San Suu Kyi refuses to address the genocide of Rohingya Muslims, bringing international condemnation for her complicity. The former esteemed champion of human rights and current Myanmar leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was severely ...
A new report from Amnesty International called “God only knows if he’s alive” confirmed and detailed prison abuses in Yemen carried out by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a U.S. backed alley. In 2017 the Associated ...