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Amnesty International

Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty and AI) is a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights. It was founded in London in 1961.

Amnesty draws attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international laws and standards. The organization was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its "campaign against torture". DW's coverage of Amnesty International is collated below.

Sudan Khartum Ex-Präsident Umar al-Baschir vor Gericht

Sudan: Omar al-Bashir corruption trial gets underway 19.08.2019

Sudan's deposed president arrived amid heavy security at the courthouse in Khartoum where he is facing charges of financial malpractice. Amnesty International say that he still has to face heavier charges in The Hague.
USA Gedenken in El Paso

Amnesty International issues travel warning for US 08.08.2019

The human rights organization warns gun violence has led to a "human rights crisis" in the US. The killings of 31 people in attacks at the weekend have renewed pressure on President Trump to strengthen gun controls.
Philippinen Opfer einer Schießerei mit der Polizei in Manila

Amnesty urges UN to investigate Philippines drug killings 08.07.2019

As Philippines President Duterte's war on drugs rages on, Amnesty International is calling for a UN investigation. At least 6,000 people have been killed by police, and rights groups think the number is much higher.
Symbolbild Grenze USA - Mexiko

'Good Samaritans should not be prosecuted for helping people' 02.07.2019

Amnesty International's latest report from the US-Mexico border focuses on activists looking to assist would-be migrants. Its author Brian Griffey says some of the state's steps amount to "contempt for the rule of law."
Afrika Pressefreiheit l UK - Protestaktion vor der eritreischen Botschaft in London

Eritrea in the UN Human Rights Council: Fox guarding the henhouse 27.06.2019

The UN Human Rights Council regularly accuses Eritrea of large-scale human rights abuses. Yet the regime in Asmara was accepted as a member and now even chairs the world's top human rights body.
Stephanie Sinclair - Gewinnerin des Anja Niedringhauspreis 2017

Africalink on Air - 27 June 2019 27.06.2019

Sierra Leonean government taken to court over its ban on pregnant girls attending school+++Amnesty International says Eritrean government targets its critics living abroad+++President Salva Kiir orders a probe into South Sudan crude oil sales.
Italien | Klimaprotest in Rom | Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg, Fridays for Future movement win Amnesty human rights award 07.06.2019

Amnesty has awarded Swedish student activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement a human rights award. The movement has seen tens of thousands of students spend Fridays demanding climate action.
Amnesty International - Symbolbild

Amnesty International, rights groups plagued by 'toxic' work culture 02.06.2019

After vowing to make changes in light of a damning report on staff well-being earlier this year, Amnesty International has replaced most of its top leaders. Yet employees at many other NGOs also face the same problems.
Syrien US-Flugzeuge greifen IS in Kobani an

US-led forces killed 1,300 civilians in IS airstrikes 31.05.2019

The US-led alliance has admitted to unintentionally killing more than 1,300 civilians in bombing raids against the "Islamic State" in Iraq and Syria. Monitoring groups say the real death toll is much higher.
Gegen die Todesstrafe

Amnesty International reports global drop in executions 10.04.2019

Amnesty International's annual death penalty report finds that executions have decreased worldwide. The trend is overshadowed by a new law in Brunei that allows authorities to kill people for homosexual activities.
Frankreich | Demonstranten von Amnesty International protestieren am Internationalen Frauentag in Paris vor der saudi-arabischen Botschaft

US citizens among those arrested in new Saudi Arabia crackdown 05.04.2019

Saudi Arabia has arrested eight people this week in an attempt to silence supporters of women's rights advocates on trial in the kingdom. They are the first arrests since the killing of Jamal Khashoggi last October.
Stromtankstelle für Elektrofahrzeuge

Electric carmakers must make 'ethical battery': Amnesty 21.03.2019

Customers face a false choice between people or the planet when buying electric cars, according to a rights watchdog. Amnesty International has called for the industry to make "radical changes" in five years.
Nigeria Präsident Muhamadu Buhari

AfricaLink on Air - 20 March 2019 20.03.2019

Nigerian Senate approves a proposal to raise monthly minimum wage to €73+++Death toll is rising in Mozambique and Zimbabwe after a cyclone triggered deadly flooding+++Amnesty International accuses US of killing civilians in Somalia+++Former Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic gets life sentence for war crimes
Afrika Senegal US Soldaten

Somalia: Amnesty International accuses US forces of possible war crimes 20.03.2019

The investigation claims at least 14 civilians were killed as a result of airstrikes targeting al-Shabab insurgents. US-led airstrikes in Somalia have tripled under the Trump administration and look set to increase.
Iranerinnen legen aus Protest Kopftuch ab

There is 'no light on the horizon' in Iran 14.03.2019

From journalists to activists to everyday people, no one is safe from being detained under vague laws that criminalize most forms of expression in Iran. The situation is only getting worse, says Amnesty's Raha Bahreini.
Bosnien und Herzegowina l Migranten in Bihac

EU 'complicit' in migrant abuse on Croatia-Bosnia border: Amnesty International 13.03.2019

A rights group has accused EU governments of "fueling a growing humanitarian crisis" on the bloc's border with Bosnia. Many of the migrants stuck there face dire living conditions.
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