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Amnesty warns over 'sportswashing' at Beijing Olympics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 07:23 PM

Amnesty International warned that the international community must not allow China to use the Winter Olympics as a "sportswashing opportunity." Read more »

Football: Rights fears voiced over takeover of Newcastle

Kieran Canning, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 06:01 AM

Human rights group Amnesty International has warned of Saudi Arabia's continuing efforts to "sportswash" its human rights record. Read more »

Jolie writes child rights book with Amnesty International

Rollo Ross and Marie-louise Gumuchian, Reuters
Posted at Sep 02 01:12 PM

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie says she hopes to empower children around the world with tools to 'fight back' for their rights with a book she has written with Amnesty International. Read more »

Tagum court clears 6 activists accused of murder despite not being in crime scene

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 09:38 PM

A court in Tagum City in Davao del Norte has dismissed a criminal charge against 6 activists who were accused of murder despite being miles away from the place where the killing took place. Read more »

Duterte OKs extended real estate tax amnesty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 06:23 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday approved a bill extending the estate tax amnesty for 2 years, based on a document that Malacañang released.  Read more »

Duterte's refusal to cooperate with ICC probe 'not a problem': Amnesty Int'l

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 07:06 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte's expected refusal to cooperate with the International Criminal Court on any possible investigation into his deadly drug war will not be an obstacle, Amnesty International said Tuesday. Read more »

‘Moment of hope’: Amnesty International lauds ICC investigation on Duterte drug war

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 01:32 AM

"This is a much-awaited step in putting murderous incitement by President Duterte and his administration to an end,” Amnesty Secretary-General Agnes Callamard says. Read more »

Appeals court junks gov't appeal to dismissal of coup d’etat case vs. Trillanes

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 05:55 PM

MANILA — The Court of Appeals has affirmed the ruling of a Makati court dismissing the coup d’etat charge against former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and denying the Duterte administration’s bid to arrest him in 2018 after the President revoked his amnesty. Read more »

House concurs with Duterte's amnesty proclamation for former rebels

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 09:40 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - The House of Representatives has concurred with President Rodrigo Duterte's amnesty proclamation for rebel groups in successive separate votes during the plenary session Wednesday.    Read more »

52,000 displaced in Gaza, says UN agency; war crimes investigation sought

Reuters
Posted at May 19 04:10 AM

In a separate statement on the conflict, rights group Amnesty International said Israel air strikes on residential buildings might amount to war crimes. Read more »

Myanmar reporter sentenced to 3 years in jail

Kyodo News
Posted at May 13 08:01 PM

A court in junta-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a reporter of independent broadcaster Democratic Voice of Burma to three years in prison, according to his employer. Read more »

Cambodia bans media coverage from COVID-19 lockdown 'red zones'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 07:44 PM

The order comes as residents living in red zones complained about food shortages and took to social media to appeal for essential aid. Read more »

Virus-hit Indonesia orders executions online

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 03:06 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia has sentenced scores of prisoners to death over Zoom and other video apps during the pandemic in what critics say is an "inhumane" insult to those facing the firing squad. Read more »

Myanmar junta to release 23,000 prisoners in New Year amnesty

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 17 01:51 PM

YANGON— The Myanmar junta is planning to release more than 23,000 prisoners nationwide, an official said Saturday, even as the military continues to detain and issue arrest warrants for anti-coup dissidents. Read more »

Amnesty International says Russia may be slowly killing Navalny

Reuters
Posted at Apr 07 12:31 PM

PARIS - Alexei Navalny, the prominent opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is incarcerated in conditions that amount to torture and may slowly be killing him, human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday. Read more »

Rights expert Agnes Callamard named new Amnesty chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 05:57 PM

Amnesty International announced on Monday it had appointed global human rights expert Agnes Callamard as its new secretary general with immediate effect. Read more »

BARMM official says around 1,000 MILF members to be granted amnesty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 12:02 PM

MANILA - Some 1,000 members of Moro Islamic Liberation Front who committed crimes for their political beliefs will be granted amnesty by President Rodrigo Duterte, an official of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) said Friday.   Read more »

Duterte grants amnesty to rebel group members

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 07:53 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has granted amnesty to members of several groups who committed crimes for their political beliefs, according to documents released on Tuesday.   Read more »

Duterte orders creation of National Amnesty Commission

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 03:50 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order to create the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) to boost peace efforts, Malacañang said on Monday.    Read more »

Vietnam steps up 'chilling' crackdown on dissent ahead of key Communist Party congress

James Pearson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 01:51 PM

The crackdown has left some international human rights groups and lawmakers questioning whether Vietnam has breached the spirit of trade agreements with Western countries - accords that have helped propel the country to a position of economic strength in Southeast Asia.   Read more »