Amnesty International
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Amnesty International launches #LetKashmirSpeak campaign a month into Indian clampdown
Amnesty International India has launched a global campaign #LetKashmirSpeak asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP government to end the ‘draconian communication blackout” imposed in a strict military clampdown on millions of people in the disputed Kashmir...September 5, 2019 1037 0 -
World human rights advocates urge release of Palestinian teen facing Israeli military trial
Photo: Haim Schwarczenberg, https://schwarczenberg.com /Wikimedia Commons World human rights organizations are reacting to the Israeli military trial of Ahed Tamimi, 17-year-old Palestinian girl, with condemnation of disregard for her rights and called for her immediate release....February 14, 2018 1023 0 -
Amnesty International slams Pakistan crackdown on opposition; urges release of activists
As the Nawaz Sharif government continued heavy-handed action against PTI protesters, Amnesty International urged Islamabad to “immediately and unconditionally” release hundreds of opposition activists and “lift restrictions on their movement. In a statement the AI asked...November 1, 2016 813 0 -
Amnesty International asks India to free Kashmiri teens held under controversial law
Human Rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged New Delhi to release two teenage boys detained in Jammu and Kashmir under detention under a controversial law. Rayees Ahmad Mir and Waheed Ahmed Gojree, both 16 years old,...October 22, 2016 753 0