BORIS JOHNSON was warned that any attempt to introduce an amnesty for military personnel who served in Northern Ireland would be strongly resisted by victims’ families. Daily Express :: News Feed
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‘Appalling assault’: At least 143 killed in Iran during recent protests, Amnesty says
At least 143 people have been killed in protests in Iran since Nov. 15, Amnesty International said on Monday, adding that it had “clear evidence” that Iranian security forces used firearms against unarmed protesters. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkey ‘outsourcing war crimes’ to armed groups, Amnesty says after Kurdish politician’s murder
Kurdish politician Hevrin Khalaf was killed, and her body mutilated, in the early days of Turkey’s military incursion in northern Syria. A human rights group says her death is an example of war crimes carried out by Turkish-backed Syrian armed groups. CBC | World News
Read More »Rohingya subjected to ‘dehumanizing apartheid’: Amnesty International
Myanmar has subjected Rohingya Muslims to long-term discrimination and persecution that amounts to “dehumanizing apartheid,” Amnesty International said Tuesday in a report that raises questions about what those who have fled a violent military crackdown would face if they returned home. CBC | World News
Read More »Amnesty International’s director in Turkey charged with helping terror groups
Amnesty’s director in Turkey is one of 11 human rights activists charged with communicating with suspects linked to Kurdish and left-wing militants, as well as the movement led by a U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating last year’s coup attempt. CBC | World News
Read More »Rohingya villages targets of ‘systematic burnings’ by Myanmar security forces, Amnesty International says
Amnesty International says it has turned up evidence of an “orchestrated campaign of systematic burnings” by Myanmar security forces targeting dozens of Rohingya villages, a the mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh continues. CBC | World News
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