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Amnesty: Egypt is covering up Rights Violations

Amnesty: Egypt is covering up Rights Violations Newslooks- LONDON (AP) Amnesty International accused Egypt on Wednesday of attempting to cover up a decade of “unrelenting violations of human rights” in…

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Fears Turkey is covering up murder of WaPo journalist

March 31, 2022

The trial of 26 Saudi nationals accused of murdering Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi just took a strange turn. The Turkish prosecutors asked to transfer the case to Saudi Arabia.…

Crime watch: ICC prosecutor is monitoring Ukraine invasion

February 26, 2022

The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Karim Khan is making it well known that he is keeping a close eye on the invasion of Ukraine, and will be noting activity related…

Amnesty International is accusing Israel of apartheid

February 1, 2022

The release of a report compiled over a four-year period, the London-based rights group joins Human Rights Watch and the Israeli rights group B’Tselem is accusing Israel of apartheid —…

Polish leader admits country bought Israeli spyware

January 7, 2022

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party, acknowledged that the country bought advanced spyware from Israel, but denied that it was being used to target his political opponents.…

Polish opposition senator hacked using Pegasus

January 6, 2022

There are suspicions that the Polish government is behind the hacking of a Polish senator from the opposition party, Krzysztof Brejza. The hackers used the powerful Israeli-produced software Pegasus, which…

Afghan refugees shrouded in secrecy sent base in Kosovo

October 23, 2021

Refugees from worn torn countries deserve help from nations who have the power to do so, but the Biden administration reaches out to help non-U.S. citizens, while leaving real U.S.…

Taliban tortured and killed minorities, fueling fears

August 20, 2021

It doesn’t make a difference what decade, or what century for that matter, the story is the same, no matter the promises, the Taliban will kill those they do not…

a Tigrayan refugee rape victim who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray sits for a portrait

Widespread rapes ‘with impunity’ in Tigray reported

August 11, 2021

Women have reported horrible sexual attacks by Ethiopian and allied soldiers in the Tigray conflict. More than 1,200 cases of sexual violence have been reported since February, and that is…

South Africa’s ex-leader Zuma jailed, cheered by rights groups

July 8, 2021

The ex-leader of South Africa surrendered to authorities calling for his arrest and jailing before midnight Wednesday. Several rights groups, including Amnesty International, cheered the imprisonment of Jacob Zuma’s imprisonment.…

New German video exhibit exposes government monitoring

June 18, 2021

Laura Poitras, an American filmmaker known for her documentary on Edward Snowden, is expanding her work investigating government surveillance. The exhibition “Circles” debuts Friday in Berlin, featuring exposés on the…

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