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Iraq offers amnesty to security personnel who fled ISIS
The amnesty, however, excludes those who committed offences including crimes against state security, corruption and abuse of influence Middle East -
UK body bag protest over Mediterranean boat crisis
Body bags were strewn across Brighton beach coast as part of an Amnesty protest against Britain's "shameful" response to the Mediterranean migrant-boat crisis World News -
In Sudan, poverty, heavy security grip under longtime leader
During a quarter-century in power, President Omar al-Bashir has succeeded in keeping an iron grip on Sudan Features -
Amnesty probing reports of Iraqi forces' abuses in Tikrit
Security forces backed by paramilitary groups and supported by U.S.-led air strikes retook Tikrit from ISIS Middle East -
Palestinian rockets killed Gaza civilians during war: Amnesty
The 50-day war claimed the lives of some 2,200 people in Gaza, most of them civilians Middle East -
Syria raids on ISIS bastion kill scores of civilians
The Syrian government killed more than 100 civilians in a series of ‘ruthless air strikes’ on an ISIS bastion, Amnesty reports Middle East -
Iran blinds acid attacker in ‘eye-for- an-eye' punishment
The punishment was carried out following an attack in which the man threw acid into another man’s face Variety -
Amnesty: U.N. powers should give up veto on genocide votes
In its annual report, the rights group said 2014 had been a catastrophic year for victims of conflict and violence Middle East -
Amnesty says satellite images show Nigerian destruction
The group said interviews with witnesses as well as local government officials and human rights activists suggest hundreds of civilians were shot Africa -
ISIS’s sex slaves pushed to suicide: Amnesty
Since June, ISIS militants have controlled swathes of Iraq and Syria declaring a cross-border 'caliphate' Middle East -
Rocky year for Turkish media ends with arrests
The arrest of one prominent media professional was televised as it happened Print -
Amnesty accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza
The group called for it and other rights groups to be allowed access to Gaza and for a United Nations inquiry into the war Middle East -
Amnesty slams failing to protect Syrian refugees
Amnesty warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ of failing to offer protection to Syrian refugees being ‘left out in the cold’ Middle East -
Amnesty slams Egypt’s ‘unlawful evictions’ in Rafah
More than 800 homes are being demolished and 1,100 families displaced to build the 500-metre long buffer zone Middle East -
How Amnesty International reports on rights violations
“Point of Order” hosts this week Salil Shetty, the Secretary General of Amnesty International. He said that his organization relies ... Point Of Order -
Israel displayed ‘shocking disregard’ for Gaza civilians, rights group says
Amnesty documented eight instances in which Israeli forces attacked homes in Gaza “without warning” Middle East -
Libya militias commit ‘mounting war crimes’: amnesty
Amnesty said militias in the west showed “an utter disregard” for civilian casualties Middle East -
Egypt sentences 23 pro-democracy protesters to 3 years
Two rights activists incarcerated were described by Amnesty International as ‘prisoners of conscience’ Middle East -
Egypt urged to free activists who defied protest law
Amnesty described the detainees as “prisoners of conscience” Middle East -
Amnesty official: World must unite for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Syrian refugees in Lebanon are increasingly being turned down at hospitals to receive the treatment they need Features -
Amnesty slams ‘broken promises’ to eradicate torture
Thirty years of broken promises is the title of the latest report released by Amnesty International, accusing government around the world of betraying ... Reports -
Amnesty slams 'two-faced' states over torture record
Amnesty warned that torture is still flourishing 30 years after the U.N. adopted a convention outlawing the practice World News -
Tunisia to offer amnesty to jihadists not convicted of murder
President Moncef Marzouki gave no further details of the proposed amnesty or when the draft law would be submitted to parliament Middle East -
Amnesty: Pakistan should investigate spy agency over journalist attacks
Journalists face threats from political parties, Islamist insurgents and intelligence agencies, Amnesty says Print -
Amnesty slams Qatar over labor rights
The report documents hardships faced by migrant domestic workers, including purported deception in the recruitment process Middle East -
Syria’s besieged Yarmouk camp gets U.N. aid
UNRWA says it has resumed food distribution in the besieged Palestinian refugee camp after a two-week halt Middle East -
Clashes as Israeli troops surround West Bank home
The incident came after Amnesty International slammed Israel’s killing of dozens of Palestinian civilians in the West Bank over the past three years Middle East -
Amnesty criticizes ‘trigger-happy’ Israel forces in W. Bank
Israel responded by saying that the rights group did not take into account the increasing number of attacks on its forces Middle East -
Britain to take in hundreds of Syrian refugees
The country announced it would take in those most traumatized by the three year conflict World News -
Amnesty: Egypt witnessed ‘unprecedented’ scale of violence after revolt
The international human rights group says about 1,400 Egyptians were killed since Mursi’s ouster Middle East