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  US backs Amnesty in sedition case, says it supports ‘right to freedom of expression’

  World | August 23, 2016 15:41 IST

  Amid the rising number of sedition cases in India, including one on Amnesty International India for hosting a Kashmir event where alleged anti-India slogans were raised, the United States has backed the human rights group

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  Amnesty rejects sedition charges, says ‘no employee shouted anti-India slogans’

  India | August 16, 2016 18:15 IST

  Amnesty International's India chapter today rejected sedition charges slapped against it by Karnataka Police and insisted that none of its employees had shouted any anti-India slogan at an event on Kashmir held in Bengaluru yesterday.

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  Sedition case against Amnesty International India for ‘anti-India slogans’ during debate in Bengaluru

  India | August 15, 2016 22:31 IST

  Bengaluru Police on Monday filed a sedition case against Amnesty International's India chapter in connection with alleged raising of anti-India slogans during a debate it organised in the city. The debate on Saturday

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  Drop all charges against Irom Sharmila before she ends her fast: Amnesty International

  India | July 27, 2016 18:51 IST

  Amnesty International today made an appeal to the Manipur government to drop all charges against activist Irom Chanu Sharmila before she ends her 16-year-old fast on August 9.

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  EU-Turkey deal is reckless and illegal, halt refugee returns to Turkey: Amnesty International tells EU

  World | June 03, 2016 17:23 IST

  Istanbul: Amnesty International on Friday said that the European Union (EU) must immediately halt plans to return asylum-seekers to Turkey on the false pretence that it is a “safe country” for refugees. The rights group

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  1.2 million Afghans internally displaced in war

  World | May 31, 2016 21:21 IST

  The number of internally displaced people has doubled to 1.2 million in the past three years due to the escalation in conflict in Afghanistan

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  Amnesty criticizes India for intolerance for dissent

  World | February 24, 2016 11:37 IST

  New Delhi: Amnesty International has criticized Indian authorities for contributing to a climate of growing intolerance for dissent by carrying out or supporting a series of arbitrary arrests, caste-based discrimination, extrajudicial executions and attacks on

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  Indian activist Henri Tiphagne wins Amnesty award for commitment to human rights

  India | January 27, 2016 16:16 IST

  London: The Amnesty International Human Rights Award 2016 has gone to Indian activist Henri Tiphagne.A lawyer and human rights defender, Tiphagne will be awarded the 8th Human Rights Award by Amnesty International Germany. The award

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  Dozens of juvenile offenders face death in Iran: Amnesty

  World | January 27, 2016 8:41 IST

  Dubai: Dozens of people who were arrested in Iran for crimes committed before they turned 18 remain at risk of the death penalty despite recent reforms, with many having already spent years on death row,

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  UN declines comment on Amnesty report over Kashmir

  India | July 03, 2015 9:07 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has declined comment over an Amnesty International report that blames India of not taking action against troops accused of atrocities in Jammu and Kashmir state.Asked on Thursday at the

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  Hamas tortured, killed Palestinians in 2014 Gaza war: Amnesty International

  World | May 27, 2015 14:02 IST

  Jerusalam: A leading international watchdog on Wednesday accused the militant Hamas group of abducting, torturing and killing Palestinians during the war in the Gaza Strip last year, saying some of the actions amount to war

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  Egypt, Nigeria led world in death sentences in 2014: Report

  World | April 01, 2015 9:26 IST

  United Nations:Egypt and Nigeria accounted for well over 1,000 of the death sentences announced last year, more than a third of the world's total, Amnesty International says in its latest annual report on the death

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  Now Amnesty International criticises Modi govt over land ordinance

  India | February 25, 2015 12:11 IST

  London: Human rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday criticised the Narendra Modi-led government, saying under the new regime India had witnessed a rise in communal violence and its Land Acquisition Ordinance has put thousands of

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  Irom Sharmila released from custody, resumes fast

  India | January 23, 2015 7:23 IST

  Guwahati: Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanua "who has been fasting since 2000 demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958," was released from a hospital turned into a jail Thursday.The development

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  Amnesty International accuses Israel of war crimes

  World | December 09, 2014 9:33 IST

  London: The Israeli military's destruction of civilian buildings during its Protective Edge offensive this summer amounts to war crimes and must be investigated, human rights monitor Amnesty International said today.The destruction of four multi-story buildings

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  Govt agrees to hike compensation for Bhopal victims

  India | November 15, 2014 7:24 IST

  New Delhi: The Central government has agreed to increase the compensation for Bhopal gas tragedy victims, Amnesty International yesteday said and welcomed the move.The government also promised to revise the numbers of deaths and injuries,

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  Amnesty International launches app for activists in danger

  June 23, 2014 22:05 IST

  Washington: Amnesty International has launched a new open source app called ‘Panic Button' to help activists facing imminent danger.The press of a button sends an immediate SMS distress signal to activists' own networks.“The aim of

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  Indian workers' passports not being returned in Iraq: Amnesty

  India | June 21, 2014 13:09 IST

  New Delhi: There was evidence that several hundreds of Indians were stranded in Najaf province of Iraq as their employer has refused to return their passports, Amnesty International said Saturday."With fighting between state forces and

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  Was the Dalai Lama subjected to physical torture by China?

  World | June 21, 2014 10:02 IST

  New Delhi: Was the Dalai Lama subjected to physical torture by China? The answer is no.Amnesty International has used the beaten, bruised and swollen faces of well-known figures to front their latest campaign against torture.The

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  Pakistani journalists live under constant threats: Amnesty

  World | April 30, 2014 11:41 IST

  London: Pakistani journalists live under constant threat of being killed, harassment and other violence from all sides, including intelligence services, political parties and armed groups like the Taliban, the Amnesty International said in a report