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Amnesty International calls for release of four Afghan women human right d
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amnesty International expressed concern over the detention and alleged torture of women rights defenders in Taliban prisons and demanded their release, as reported by Khaama Press.
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Amnesty urges International Criminal Court to probe war crimes in Afghanis
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amnesty International has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prioritise and accelerate the delivery of justice for victims of crimes committed by the Taliban and other actors in Afghanistan before the Taliban seized power in August 2021, TOLO News reported.
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US-made weapons guidance system used in two Israeli airstrikes in Gaza: Am
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
An Amnesty International investigation alleges that a US-made weapons guidance system was used in two Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in October in which 43 civilians were killed, CNN reported.
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Afghanistan: Concerns grow over detentions of women, civil society activis
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amnesty International has strongly condemned the continued detention of women's rights activists in Afghanistan, emphasizing that restrictions against girls and women can escalate into "sexual harassment and crimes against humanity", Khaama Press reported.
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Amnesty International calls on Pakistan to stop deportation of Afghan refu
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amnesty International calls on Pakistan to stop deportations of Afghan refugees
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Human rights group accuses Pakistan of using Afghan refugees as 'political
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The human rights group cited reports of alleged harassment in holding centres and instances where legal migrants possessing Proof of Registration (POR) identity documents were allegedly targeted. The organisation claimed that a 17-year-old boy detained in a Karachi raid on November 3, despit
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Afghan refugee crisis in Pakistan poses another challenge after persecutio
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan has been continuously issuing warnings to Afghan refugees, who are residing overtly within its borders and urged them to return to disrupted Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, the Afghan Diaspora Network reported.
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Uyghurs urge global powers to halt genocide by China
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The East Turkestan Government in Exile has issued an urgent plea to the 78th UN General Assembly and its member states, calling for immediate and decisive action to stop China's ongoing genocide against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic peoples.
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Amnesty urges France to facilitate visa issuance for Afghan women, girls
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In a recent move, Amnesty International has launched a campaign to urge the French government to facilitate the issuance of visas for Afghan women and girls, reported Khaama Press.
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Amnesty Int'l calls on Taliban to reopen secondary schools for girls in Af
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amnesty International has called on Taliban Afghanistan to take immediate steps to reopen secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan, according to TOLOnews.
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Amnesty International slams Pakistan for cases of enforced disappearances
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Amnesty International slammed Pakistan over the multiple cases of enforced disappearance, and secret and arbitrary detentions and called out the authorities to take action and work towards ending this practice.
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Nigeria: Amnesty International demands disclosure of EndSARS protests vict
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amnesty International of Nigeria on Monday demanded the identities of the victims who are due for mass burial and are identified as sufferers of the EndSARS protests in October 2020.
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