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Austrian lower house passes headscarf ban for under-14s in schools

Austria's lower house of parliament passed the ban despite uncertainty over whether such legislation is unconstitutional, as a previous ban was ruled unconstitutional five years ago.

High school students studying classes at school
A "Ceasefire in Gaza" banner hangs in the window of an Amnesty International store in Lund, Sweden, June 11, 2024; illustrative.

Murder, rape, and extermination: Hamas guilty of crimes against humanity, Amnesty charges

A massive banner has been unfurled at Hostages Square during the two-year rally with a direct appeal to President Trump: “It’s Now or Never”

IDF intercepts missile from Yemen, IDF reveals Hamas tunnels by Jordanian hospital

 Amnesty International activists in Sydney, Australia in 2011.

Amnesty calls for immediate release of hostages, but excludes Goldin, soldiers


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