(MENAFN- Jordan Times) NAIROBI - Amnesty International urged the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to enforce a renewed arms embargo on South Sudan, alleging the recent presence of ...

Amnesty International urged the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to enforce a renewed arms embargo on South Sudan, alleging the recent presence of Ugandan troops was "in clear breach ...

As the UN Security Council prepares to vote on whether to renew the arms embargo on South Sudan at the end of this month, Amnesty International is warning of serious violations on the ground.

Amnesty International UK and Human Rights Watch have intervened in the case to submit evidence that demonstrates the Israeli authorities' lack of commitment ... The UK must immediately suspend all ...

The UN Security Council imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan in 2018, and its sanctions regime on the country dates back to 2015. On May 30, 2024, the Council extended the sanctions for a year.

Russia Outlaws Amnesty International in Latest Crackdown on Dissent and Activists The Russian authorities on Monday outlawed Amnesty International as an “undesirable organization,” a label ...

A demonstrator holds a "I am a Human Rights Defender" sign from the Amnesty International organization in Washington in February 2017. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI 28,756 people played the daily ...

The ICE immigration detention facility in El Paso is the site of human rights abuses, a new report from Amnesty International states. Amnesty International researchers found evidence of systemic ...

Amnesty International reports human rights abuses at the El Paso ICE detention facility, citing mistreatment, arbitrary detention, and denial of due process. Rep. Veronica Escobar criticizes ICE ...

Amnesty International was launched in 1961. The group documents and reports human rights violations across the globe and campaigns for release of those it deems unjustly imprisoned. It has ...

The Russian authorities on Monday outlawed Amnesty International as an “undesirable organization,” a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense.