Posts Tagged: Amnesty International
Amnesty: Evidence Shows Coalition Attacks on Syria’s Raqqa Broke Law
There is evidence that attacks by the US-led coalition against Islamic State in the Syrian city of Raqqa last year broke international law by endangering...
Saudi Arabia Frees Leading Women’s Rights Activist
Saudi Arabia has released veteran women's rights activist Aisha al-Manea following her arrest last week with several other activists in a crackdown just weeks before...
Amnesty International: Saudi Arabia Sentences Human Rights Activists to Prison
A Saudi court has sentenced human rights activists Mohammad al-Otaibi and Abdullah al-Attawi to 14 and seven years in prison respectively, rights group Amnesty International...
Amnesty International Withdraws From Event With UK Jewish Community, Citing Support for BDS
JNS.org - Amnesty International sparked outrage among the UK Jewish community after citing support for the anti-Israel BDS movement in its withdrawal from an event it had...
Israeli Minister Looks to Disqualify Pro-BDS Groups From National Service Program
JNS.org – Israeli Strategic Affairs and Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan on Monday sent a letter to Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel, who is in charge of...
Amnesty International Steps up Pressure on Hamas to Release Israeli Captives
JNS.org - The human rights organization Amnesty International has urged its supporters to pressure Hamas to release two Israelis that the Palestinian terror group is holding...
Israeli Finance Minister Targets Amnesty International Over Anti-Settlements Campaign
JNS.org - Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (Kulanu) is exploring the possibility of denying tax benefits to individuals or organizations that donate funds to the human...
Amnesty International Australia Apologizes for Facebook Comment Defending Muslim Discrimination Against Israeli Passport Holders
Amnesty International Australia has apologized after one of its volunteers posted a comment on its Facebook page earlier this week defending the 16 Muslim-majority nations...
Do Women’s Rights Matter to J Street?
JNS.org - J Street's controversial response to the sexual harassment of one of its staff members raises questions as to whether its attitude toward women's...
Bangladeshi Writer Who Criticized Islamic Extremists Is Executed
Another secular writer has been murdered in a hacking attack in Bangladesh. Nazimuddin Samad, a law student, was walking home in Dhaka on Wednesday when four masked men...
Amnesty International Staffer Writes Love Letter to Hamas Supporter — on Official Blog
ABC Australia reports about Hamas supporting hunger striker Muhammed al-Qiq: The Israel army told the ABC that Mr al-Qeeq was detained because he is accused of "involvement...
Amnesty Petitions for Terror-Supporting Palestinian Circus School Teacher’s Release From Israeli Detention (VIDEO)
The head of Amnesty International-Israel told The Algemeiner on Thursday why his organization is fighting tooth and nail to have a Palestinian who has expressed...
Israeli Settlers, Meet Brazil’s Settlers
JNS.org - Brazil says it will not confirm the Israeli ambassador-designate to the South American nation, Dani Dayan, because it does not want to “show support...
Amnesty International Slams New Zealand Proposal Calling for Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Peace talks
JNS.org - Amnesty International criticized New Zealand’s recently proposed resolution to the UN Security Council that calls for the resumption of peace talks between Israel and...
