Amnesty International

Amnesty’s 10-point human rights charter for Bangladesh ahead of nat’l polls

Amnesty International has urged Bangladesh to ensure that all arrests are carried out in accordance with international human rights law and standards, including the right to a free and fair trial and the right to be brought promptly before a judge

Iran issues first death sentence over Mahsa Amini protests

Iran on Sunday issued its first death sentence over the protests that have shaken the country's clerical leadership, the judiciary said, with a rights group warning other convicts risked being "hastily" executed.

Amnesty, TIB, RSF have no credibility in Bangladesh, says Hasan Mahmud

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud today came down heavily on Amnesty International, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and Reporters without Borders (RSF) for what he called their “biased take on human rights, press freedom and corruption in Bangladesh”.

Locate disappeared journalist, end repression: Amnesty

Amnesty International today urged the Bangladesh government to locate journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol who disappeared from Dhaka more than a week ago.

Drop case against Manabzamin editor: Amnesty International

Amnesty International has urged the government to drop the case -- under Digital Security Act -- against Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, editor-in-chief of Bangla daily Manabzamin, and 31 others.

Amnesty’s musical appeal for education of Rohingya and host community children

Amnesty International releases a music video on the occasion of the International Day of Education to encourage people of Bangladesh and around the world to support education for Rohingya children and those of host communities in Bangladesh.

Climate Change tops list of global worries for young people: Amnesty

Four out of 10 young people view climate change as one of the most important issues facing the world, an Amnesty International survey on the state of human rights shows.

Amnesty International calls Facebook, Google rights abusers

Amnesty International issues a scathing indictment of the world’s dominant internet corporations, arguing in a new report that Google and Facebook should be forced to abandon what it calls their surveillance-based business model because it is “predicated on human rights abuse.”

Amnesty Int'l demands Kiron's release

Amnesty International yesterday demanded the 'immediate and unconditional release' of Mahfuza Akter Kiron, the women's wing chairman of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and FIFA Council member, who was arrested and later sent to jail on Saturday in a defamation case.

September 16, 2017
September 16, 2017

Scorched earth

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have come up with new evidence pointing that the Myanmar army is deliberately burning Rohingya villages and shooting people, which is nothing but ethnic cleansing.

June 6, 2017
June 6, 2017

Probe Rangamati arson attacks, Amnesty urges Bangladesh government

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has urged Bangladesh government to conduct an independent and impartial investigation into Friday’s arson attacks on indigenous people in Longadu upazila of Rangamati.

August 3, 2016
August 3, 2016

'Shadow of death' hangs over Rio before Games: Amnesty

A sharp increase in police killings has cast "a shadow of death" over Rio de Janeiro as it prepares to host the Olympic Games, Amnesty International claim in a report.

June 8, 2016
June 8, 2016

Ignoring the problem not a solution

Bangladeshi authorities' failure to take decisive action against violent groups responsible for at least 10 killings over the last two months has created a climate of impunity, says Amnesty International (AI).

April 23, 2016
April 23, 2016

Attackers of slain professor must be brought to account: AI

In response to the killing of Rajshahi University Professor Rezaul Karim Siddique, Amnesty International says the attackers must be brought to account.

April 6, 2016
April 6, 2016

'Disturbing rise' in global executions

The total number of known executions worldwide rise by more than half last year to 1,634, the highest figure recorded since 1989, Amnesty International says as Pakistan sent three more men to the gallows.

April 6, 2016
April 6, 2016

Amnesty highlights 'disturbing rise' in global executions

A surge in the number of executions recorded worldwide saw more people put to death last year than at any point since 1989, Amnesty International says.

March 31, 2016
March 31, 2016

Qatar 2022: 'Forced labour' at World Cup stadium

Rights group Amnesty International has accused Qatar of using forced labour at a flagship World Cup 2022 stadium.

February 25, 2016
February 25, 2016

Media was forced to publish lies after 1/11 changeover: Inu

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu says that The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam’s recent comment reveals that the mass media was forced to publish lies, distorted and partial information during the 2007-2008 caretaker government regime.

December 24, 2015
December 24, 2015

Russia rejects Amnesty charges over Syria raids

Russia dismisses as "total lies" a report by Amnesty International accusing it of indiscriminate air strikes in Syria.

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