Amnesty report condemns 'growing intolerance' in India
The rights body in its report for 2015-16 warned against worldwide assault of freedoms with many governments "brazenly" breaking international law.
Feb 24, 2016, 11:29 AM IST
Saudi beheadings soar in 2015 under discretionary rulings
Rights group Amnesty International said in November that at least 63 people had been executed since the start of the year for drug-related offenses.
Jan 02, 2016, 11:47 AM IST
Tunisia jails six students for `homosexuality`
A court in Tunisia has sentenced six students to three years in jail each on charges of homosexuality in a judgment condemned by rights activists, their lawyer said on Monday.
Dec 15, 2015, 00:56 AM IST
Saudi executes man convicted of killing wife
Saudi Arabia on Monday executed a man convicted of killing his wife, adding to a toll which rights group Amnesty International says is the kingdom's highest in two decades.
Dec 08, 2015, 00:48 AM IST
Qatar shamed by inaction on labour reform: Amnesty
Qatar has done "almost nothing" to end labour abuse in the five years since being awarded football`s 2022 World Cup despite huge global pressure to reform, Amnesty International said Tuesday.
Dec 01, 2015, 22:42 PM IST
Suicide bomb kills 9 in north Cameroon town: Official
A local official in northern Cameroon says at least nine people were killed and dozens injured when suspected Boko Haram militants carried out a suicide attack on a town bordering Nigeria.
Nov 22, 2015, 02:32 AM IST
Kovan dares Jaya, says will continue 'singing'
There have been rising protests across the state demanding Kovan's release with violent clashes between the agitators and police.
Nov 04, 2015, 18:19 PM IST
'Afghan Taliban committed rapes and mass murders in Kunduz'
Taliban militants committed gang-rapes and mass murders in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, the Amnesty International has said.
Oct 02, 2015, 14:07 PM IST
Children separated from families in Hungary border chaos: Amnesty
Children were separated from their families by police in chaotic scenes as migrants broke through Serbia`s border with Hungary on Wednesday, Amnesty International said.
Sep 17, 2015, 03:39 AM IST
Boko Haram kill 400 in Cameroon since last year: Amnesty
Nigerian Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram has killed some 400 civilians since last year in northern Cameroon, with dozens more dying in a "heavy-handed" response by security forces, Amnesty International said in a report published Wednesday.
Sep 16, 2015, 19:27 PM IST
