Amnesty international

Injuries from 'less lethal' weapons at student protests in Paris put French policing under scrutiny

In two cases, a person's eye has been lost or injured due to rubber bullets. In another, a 15-year-old in Lens had his hand blown off - likely by a stun grenade, Interior Minister Lauren Nunez said.

French riot gendarmes attempt to move protesters standing behind a barricade to block the Boulevard Saint-Germain amid clashes during a protest outside Sciences Po university in Paris as part of nationwide student protests demanding better school conditions, France, October 7, 2026.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Rubio dismisses Amnesty criticism over Iran war, calls organization ‘a fraud’

A demonstrator wears a sticker over her mouth with the words "no execution" during a silent march denouncing the Iranian government's deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in the Islamic Republic, in Paris on January 31, 2026.

‘Architects’ of Iran’s brutal Woman, Life, Freedom crackdown must face intl justice, Amnesty says

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

Amnesty International issues rare condemnation of Hamas, demands end to extrajudicial executions


Why didn’t human rights groups give Israel’s center-left a break? - analysis

What worries human rights groups and critics in the West the most is an Israeli center-left government that is inclusive of Arabs and which might actually come to an agreement with the Palestinians.

Outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Israeli parliament on the 25th Knesset in Jerusalem, 15 November 2022.

Bahrain holds parliament polls as rights groups slam 'repressive' climate

Bahrain holds parliament elections on Saturday in an environment that rights groups describe as "political repression" after it has dissolved main opposition groups and cracked down on dissent.

Kingdom of Bahrain flag

NGO presses EU to condemn Israeli ‘apartheid’ at council meeting

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, along with the Palestinian NGO Al-Haq, plan to hold a Zoom press conference to highlight allegations of pressing Israeli human-rights violations.

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold candles during a protest in front of Catalan Government in Sant Jaume quarter in central Barcelona January 16, 2009 against Israel's attacks on Gaza. The sign reads: "Boycott Israel, boycott apartheid".

Amnesty Int’l’s distortion of humanitarian laws has become an art form - opinion

It is left to us now to admit, once and for all, that the rights organization has stretched the definition of “charity” to be, instead, a party to bloodshed and political radicalism.

 UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky walks with soldiers in the town of Izium after it was liberated by Ukraine’s armed forces.

Hong Kong speech therapists found guilty of sedition for 'anti-government' children's books

Critics say that authorities have used the British colonial-era sedition offenses as a tool to silence legitimate criticism of the government, and to stifle free speech.

 Members of uniformed youth group Hong Kong Army Cadets Association raise a Chinese flag during the first national flag raising competition in Hong Kong, China September 4, 2022.

Amnesty International's hypocrisy and double standards - opinion

While Amnesty is fully justified in calling out human rights violations by governments and organizations, this must be done in a fair and impartial manner.

 PALESTINIAN CHILDREN act out the takeover of an IDF military post, in Gaza City, 2019. Amnesty International correctly calls out Ukraine for allegedly establishing bases in schools but refrains from addressing the same phenomenon employed by Hamas, says the writer.

Amnesty, BDS France to share stage at 'how to end the Israeli apartheid' event

AJC Europe blasted Amnesty International and Fête de l'Humanité for partnering with BDS in an event on "Israeli apartheid."

Activists of Amnesty International demonstrate to show their support with the Syrian people at the Fontaine des Innocentes in Paris May 29, 2012.

Palestinian President Abbas' holocaust comment is not new - analysis

The New York Times and Fox News may forget his comments soon, but Israelis will remember it, maybe not the exact words, but the overriding sentiment. 

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Berlin, Germany, August 16, 2022.

It's time for Amnesty International's candle to be extinguished - opinion

Amnesty International's Ukraine report was a reckless immoral act that only helped the Kremlin and its propaganda.

 The logo of Amnesty International is seen next to director of Mujeres En Linea Luisa Kislinger, during a news conference to announce the results of an investigation into humans rights abuses committed in Venezuela during protests against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela February 20, 2

Will Amnesty condemn Islamic Jihad’s tactics as it did Ukraine? -opinion

Armed forces are obligated to protect civilians from the effects of military operations and give these individuals effective warnings of their attacks, Amnesty emphasized.

 The logo of Amnesty International is seen next to director of Mujeres En Linea Luisa Kislinger, during a news conference to announce the results of an investigation into humans rights abuses committed in Venezuela during protests against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela February 20, 2