Nigeria’s military committed war crimes – Amnesty International
Nigeria’s security forces have been accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during its fight against Islamist insurgency Boko Haram. source
‘Amnesty int’l takes no precautions to protect workers’ – Ex-researcher on staff suicides
Amnesty International has launched external investigations into the suicide of 2 employees. The deaths sparked an internal crisis about working conditions … source
‘They were shot 23 times’: RT talks to Amnesty Intl researcher about distressing Cameroon video
Rights groups are sounding the alarm over “a shocking and despicable” video purportedly showing soldiers from Cameroon – a close US ally in Africa … source
US Embassy opening is the deadliest day in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since 2014
Tens of thousands of mourners have turned out in Gaza for the funerals of the protesters killed by Israeli soldiers on Monday. At least 60 people lost their lives in…
Nigeria was warned before Boko Haram abduction of Dapchi girls: Amnesty
Nigeria’s military was on Tuesday accused of ignoring repeated warnings about the movements of Boko Haram fighters before they kidnapped 110 schoolgirls in … source
BBC News – Turkey activists face trial
In Turkey, 11 human rights activists -including Amnesty Turkey’s director and chair- will be facing the court today after being accused of aiding terrorist groups. source
Amnesty appeals for pardoning of Sudanese teenager who killed ‘rapist’ husband
The United Nations and international rights groups have called on Sudan to pardon a 19-year-old girl sentenced to death after she killed her husband as he tried … source
Turkey: Is it a democracy today?
CBC News speaks with Lama Fakih, a senior crisis adviser with Amnesty International To read more: http://www.cbc.ca/1.3686836 . »»» Subscribe to CBC News … source
Turkey: Is it a democracy today?
CBC News speaks with Lama Fakih, a senior crisis adviser with Amnesty International To read more: http://www.cbc.ca/1.3686836 . »»» Subscribe to CBC News … source
Dozens killed, thousands injured as Great March of Return continues for 7th week in a row
More than 2700 protesters have been injured in Gaza on what has been the most violent day of the six week long Great March of Return. Those wounded on ……