http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/19362-amnesty-international.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/19362-amnesty-international.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153684-turkey-unrest-despite-to-park-protest.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Riot police cordoned off streets, set up roadblocks and fired tear gas and water cannon to prevent anti-government protesters from converging on Istanbul's central Taksim Square on Sunday, unbowed even as Turkey's prime minister addressed hundreds of thousands of supporters a few kilometers away. The contrasting scenes pointed to an increa... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:37:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153684-turkey-unrest-despite-to-park-protest.html 2013-06-17T00:37:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2152174-libyan-army-colonel-killed-attack-brigade.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A Libyan army colonel was killed in an ambush on his brigade in the country's south on Friday, the unit's spokesman said, in the latest incident of violence in the North African country. Separately, in the eastern city of Benghazi, an independent TV station reported an unknown attacker hurled a hand grenade at its building. The viole... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:41:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2152174-libyan-army-colonel-killed-attack-brigade.html 2013-06-14T19:41:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2143338-russian-lawmakers-pass-anti-gay-bill-436-0-vote.html MOSCOW (AP) — A bill that stigmatizes gay people and bans giving children any information about homosexuality won overwhelming approval Tuesday in Russia's lower house of parliament. Hours before the State Duma passed the Kremlin-backed law in a 436-0 vote with one abstention, more than two dozen protesters were attacked by hundreds of anti-gay activists ... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:12:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2143338-russian-lawmakers-pass-anti-gay-bill-436-0-vote.html 2013-06-11T18:12:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2129382-amnesty-intl-disappearances-mexico-crisis.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of unsolved disappearances in Mexico constitutes a national scandal and a human rights crisis, Amnesty International said Tuesday, citing what it called a systematic failure by police and prosecutors to investigate thousands of cases that have piled up since 2006. Rupert Knox, Amnesty's Mexico investigator, said relatives are... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 04:18:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2129382-amnesty-intl-disappearances-mexico-crisis.html 2013-06-05T04:18:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2116630-amnesty-denounces-egypts-civil-society-bill.html CAIRO (AP) — An International rights group is denouncing Egypt's presidency's decision to move ahead with a disputed bill feared to stifle non-governmental organizations, despite assurances by the president that it will not put "restraints" on civil society. Amnesty International warned in a statement Wednesday that the bill, if passed by the country's de... Wed, 29 May 2013 17:10:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2116630-amnesty-denounces-egypts-civil-society-bill.html 2013-05-29T17:10:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2115960-kenya-police-accused-abusing-somali-refugees.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police abused and extorted money from Somali refugees after attacks in the capital believed to have been carried out by the Somali militant group al-Shabab, an international human rights group said Wednesday. The Human Rights Watch report, covering mid-November to late January, also said that police arbitrarily arrested more t... Wed, 29 May 2013 14:31:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2115960-kenya-police-accused-abusing-somali-refugees.html 2013-05-29T14:31:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2105728-court-cancels-ukraines-gay-pride-rally.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine's first-ever gay pride demonstration, upholding a suit by city authorities, who argued the rally would disturb annual Kiev Day celebrations and could spark violence. The ruling dashed the hopes of Ukraine's gay and lesbian community, who planned to use the event to figh... Thu, 23 May 2013 16:50:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2105728-court-cancels-ukraines-gay-pride-rally.html 2013-05-23T16:50:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2104140-report-crisis-stoking-anti-migrant-bias-europe.html NEW YORK (AP) — A top human rights group warned Wednesday that the plight of refugees and migrants fleeing wars and economic hardship is worsening in Europe as financial turmoil and austerity stokes bias against foreigners. In its annual global report on human rights, Amnesty International pointed to Greece's tough new immigration laws and Italy's deporta... Wed, 22 May 2013 23:44:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2104140-report-crisis-stoking-anti-migrant-bias-europe.html 2013-05-22T23:44:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2084788-eviction-fears-haunt-haiti-camps-attacks.html PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Attorney Reynold Georges showed up with a judge and a police officer on a recent afternoon at Camp Acra, a cluster of tents and plywood shelters scattered across rocky hills dotted with trees in the heart of the Haitian capital. The lawyer told the camp of some 30,000 people that they were squatting on his land and had to leav... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:49:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2084788-eviction-fears-haunt-haiti-camps-attacks.html 2013-05-14T18:49:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076346-prominent-youth-activist-detained-egypt.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's prosecutor general on Friday ordered a prominent youth leader detained for four days pending an investigation into accusations he incited anti-government violence, a security official said, in the latest case of a pro-democracy activist being held over similar charges. The detention sparked a wave of anger among activists and the Apri... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:06:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076346-prominent-youth-activist-detained-egypt.html 2013-05-10T22:06:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2074294-group-10000-dissidents-detained-eritrea.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Eritrea's government has jailed about 10,000 dissidents without charge or trial over the years, a rights group said in report Thursday, describing the Horn of Africa nation as one of the world's most repressive states. The new report by Amnesty International said those held in detention include suspected critics of the governm... Thu, 09 May 2013 16:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2074294-group-10000-dissidents-detained-eritrea.html 2013-05-09T16:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2073262-hard-line-islamists-to-gains-pakistan-vote.html MARDAN, Pakistan (AP) — The imposing, black-bearded politician in a striking white turban takes the stage at a campaign rally in northwest Pakistan as a song about Islamic holy war blares over loudspeakers. Before a chanting crowd, he praises the Afghan Taliban and blasts Pakistan's government for not protecting Osama bin Laden from U.S. commandos. Maulan... Thu, 09 May 2013 06:21:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2073262-hard-line-islamists-to-gains-pakistan-vote.html 2013-05-09T06:21:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2061934-world-press-freedom-day-authors-protests-help.html NEW YORK (AP) — Exiled Chinese author Yu Jie joined other writers including Salman Rushdie on the 20th observance of World Press Freedom Day in appealing to China to live up to its own constitution and laws guaranteeing freedom of expression, and calling on the public to put pressure on governments that crack down on writers. Yu and other writers and acti... Fri, 03 May 2013 23:10:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2061934-world-press-freedom-day-authors-protests-help.html 2013-05-03T23:10:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2059750-amnesty-syrian-government-rebels-hunt-reporters.html LONDON (AP) — Amnesty International said Friday that Syria's government and elements of its rebel movement are deliberately targeting journalists, releasing a report which had blame for both sides in the country's civil war. The London-based rights group acknowledges that the journalists' deaths — numbering somewhere between 44 and 100, depending on who d... Thu, 02 May 2013 23:35:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2059750-amnesty-syrian-government-rebels-hunt-reporters.html 2013-05-02T23:35:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2039016-amnesty-criticizes-haiti-evictions-camps.html PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti has violated international human rights obligations by failing to protect people who have been forced to leave the impromptu settlements that sprang up in the Caribbean nation after the 2010 earthquake, a global advocacy group said Tuesday. A report by Amnesty International said it found that thousands of displaced peopl... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:05:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2039016-amnesty-criticizes-haiti-evictions-camps.html 2013-04-23T16:05:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2012776-ukraine-urged-to-rampant-police-abuse.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Oleksandr Popov, an auto mechanic from a Ukrainian provincial city, says police beat, choked and shocked him with electricity for hours, trying to extract a confession out of him. After they realized he was not the man they were looking for, they simply released him, covered with bruises and barely able to stand. When Popov complained, prosecutors refuse... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:17:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2012776-ukraine-urged-to-rampant-police-abuse.html 2013-04-11T13:17:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2010394-south-sudan-urged-to-use-death-penalty.html JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan was one of 111 countries to vote in favor of a United Nations resolution last year calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, but that's of little comfort to Abdallah Boaz. Boaz, a 35-year-old Ugandan, is one of more than 200 prisoners on death row in the world's newest country. He was convicted of murder in Januar... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:31:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2010394-south-sudan-urged-to-use-death-penalty.html 2013-04-10T13:31:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2009454-amnesty-progress-global-death-penalty.html LONDON (AP) — Iraq executed almost twice as many people last year compared to the year before, while India and Pakistan resumed executions after abandoning the practice for years, global human rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday. China still led the top five countries carrying out executions, the organization said, followed by Iran, Iraq, Saud... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:34:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2009454-amnesty-progress-global-death-penalty.html 2013-04-10T00:34:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1994712-egypt-its-committed-to-freedom-expression.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist government is "strongly committed" to freedom of expression, a presidential spokesman insisted Wednesday, distancing the administration from legal proceedings against a popular comedian. The London-based Amnesty International, however, warned in a statement of an "alarming new escalation of politically-motivated judicial hara... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:08:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1994712-egypt-its-committed-to-freedom-expression.html 2013-04-03T21:08:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1977396-russians-search-amnesty-intl-office-moscow.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors and tax police searched the Moscow headquarters of Amnesty International and several other rights groups Monday, continuing a wave of pressure that activists say is part of President Vladimir Putin's attempt to stifle dissent. Sergei Nikitin, Amnesty's Russia chief, told The Associated Press that officials from the genera... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:56:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1977396-russians-search-amnesty-intl-office-moscow.html 2013-03-25T11:56:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1967328-zimbabwe-court-denies-bail-to-human-rights-lawyer.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwe court refused Wednesday to free on bail the nation's top rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, on charges of obstructing justice after her arrest by police Sunday. The court ordered her to be held in prison until her next court appearance on April 3, but lawyers said they will immediately appeal the ruling. The ruling by Harar... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:32:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1967328-zimbabwe-court-denies-bail-to-human-rights-lawyer.html 2013-03-20T17:32:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1966840-arms-transfers-fuel-instability-ivory-coast.html ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — External arms transfers that played a pivotal role in Ivory Coast's decade-long political crisis continue to fuel instability and human rights abuses, Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday. The group documented transfers involving arms traffickers both before and after the United Nations Security Council placed the W... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:58:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1966840-arms-transfers-fuel-instability-ivory-coast.html 2013-03-20T13:58:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1953808-rights-groups-syrian-rebels-kill-captives.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels routinely kill captured soldiers and suspected regime informers, human rights monitors said Thursday, warning of mounting war crimes committed by those trying to topple President Bashar Assad. Reports of rebel abuses come as the Syrian opposition appears to be gaining momentum in a 2-year-old conflict that, according to the U.N... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:02:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1953808-rights-groups-syrian-rebels-kill-captives.html 2013-03-14T07:02:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1950790-saudi-arabia-executes-7-men-appeals-rejected.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Seven Saudi men convicted of theft, looting and armed robbery were executed on Wednesday, according to the country's official news agency, more than a week after their families and a rights group appealed to the king for clemency. The executions took place in Abha, a city in the southern region of Asir, the Saudi Press Agency s... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:09:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1950790-saudi-arabia-executes-7-men-appeals-rejected.html 2013-03-13T21:09:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1936058-hungarians-rights-group-to-help-ethnic-kin.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The youth wing of Hungary's governing party is asking Amnesty International to investigate recent attacks against ethnic Hungarians in Serbia. Wednesday's petition by Fidelitas, part of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party, was also signed by a dozen other youth groups from neighboring countries, where some 2.5 millio... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:37:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1936058-hungarians-rights-group-to-help-ethnic-kin.html 2013-03-06T17:37:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1915944-amnesty-criticizes-ivory-coast-biased-justice.html ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast's government is subjecting supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo to biased legal proceedings, ill-treatment and torture, while failing to ensure their security in the country's volatile western region, according to a report released Tuesday by Amnesty International. The 86-page report, titled "The Victor's L... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:26:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1915944-amnesty-criticizes-ivory-coast-biased-justice.html 2013-02-26T11:26:41Z