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Amnesty pleads for FIFA to compensate World Cup migrant workers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 04:25 PM

Amnesty International has made an urgent plea less than 10 days before the World Cup in Qatar kicks off for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to commit to a compensation package for the migrant workers who built the tournament's gleaming stadiums. Read more »

Tribong pinaalis umano sa sariling lupa, nananawagan ng hustisya

Zyann Ambrosio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 09:17 PM

Nananawagan ang tribo ng Manobo Pulang-iyon ng Bukidnon na muli sanang makabalik ang 1,500 na pamilya sa 20 ektaryang ancestral domain. Read more »

More Ukraine grain sets sail as new strike hits nuclear site

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 06:00 AM

Four more ships loaded with grain set off from Ukrainian ports on Sunday, as Moscow and Kyiv blamed each other for a new strike at a Russian-occupied nuclear plant. Read more »

Duterte ipinag-utos ang pagsusumite ng drug war report sa ICC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 08:21 PM

Pero duda naman ang Amnesty International kung sinsero ang Pangulo. Read more »

Issues vs Duterte administration remain unresolved, not rehashed - watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 05:33 PM

Amnesty International slammed Malacañang's claim their reports were a rehash of previous issues hurled by critics against the Duterte administration. Read more »

'False rehash': Palace blasts Amnesty International over report on PH rights woes

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 07:25 PM

The Palace said the international group failed to vet the information it used, describing it as 'cut-and-paste collection of recycled issues' hurled by critics against government. Read more »

Russia's attacks vs Ukraine could constitute war crimes - watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 11:49 AM

Russia's military has committed indiscriminate attacks on civilians and protected areas such as hospitals during its invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

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'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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »