Tag: Amnesty International
Executions in Myanmar – Politics
These are not the first murders in Myanmar since the military took power again on the night of February 1 last year. But these are the first official executions in…
Facebook/Meta published a “Human Rights Report”. – Culture
Of Philip Boverman In early October last year, a woman named Frances Haugen sat before the US Senate and said her former employer, Facebook, chooses profit “every time” in the…
Amnesty International accuses Lithuania of torture and ill-treatment of refugees
Human rights activists have made serious allegations against the EU country of Lithuania: Amnesty International criticizes that refugees are being “arbitrarily held in run-down detention centers under military command”. Only…
Biden’s fight, Trump’s triumph: Reactions to the US abortion verdict – Politics
The historic decision of the Supreme Court against the liberal abortion law was only a good two hours old when the President of the USA declared war on it. The…
Ukraine Liveticker – Russland verbietet Arbeit von Böll-Stiftung, Amnesty und weiteren Einrichtungen
Russland hat die Arbeit der deutschen Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, der Menschenrechtsorganisationen Amnesty International und Human Rights Watch sowie weiterer Einrichtungen verboten. Insgesamt wurde 15 ausländischen Nichtregierungsorganisationen wegen angeblicher „Verstöße gegen die geltende…
Ukraine-News im Liveticker: Neue Verhandlungen in Istanbul – mit Abramowitsch
Delegationen aus der Ukraine und Russland haben sich in Istanbul zu neuen Verhandlungen getroffen. Der türkische Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan begrüßte die Verhandler am Morgen im Dolmabahce-Palast des Präsidenten. Danach…
Greens withdraw from Amnesty over Israel disparagement
Germany “apartheid” accusation “Anti-Semitism from the left” – Greens withdraw from Amnesty for disparaging Israel As of 7:23 p.m | Reading time: 4 minutes Amnesty Secretary-General Agnès Callamard accuses Israel…
Amnesty accuses Israel of apartheid – politics
Amnesty International charges Israel with a “cruel system” of apartheid in dealing with Palestinians. In a report presented in Jerusalem on Tuesday, the London-based human rights organization speaks of a…
Fifa: “How low can Infantino sink?” – Sport
The humanitarian catastrophe in Africa, climate change, the massive south-north migration across the separating Mediterranean Sea – these are probably the most pressing problems of our time. Now for the…
Death penalty: Japan stands by the gallows – politics
On Tuesday, Japan’s Justice Department reported that three convicted murderers had been hanged to death. Department head Yoshihisa Furukawa announced that he had ordered the execution of the death sentences…