National Politics
Amnesty International – UK: Supreme Court’s refusal to grant Assange right to appeal is “a blow to justice”
Today’s decision is a blow to Julian Assange, and to justice. The US should immediately drop the charges. Read Here
Amnesty International
National Politics
Amnesty International – Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity
For this report, Amnesty examined massive seizures of Palestinian land and property, unlawful killings, forcible transfer, drastic movement restrictions, and the denial of nationality and citizenship to Palestinians. Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization […]
EU politics
Amnesty International – EU: Diminished “Operation Sophia” abandons refugees and migrants to reckless Libyan Coast Guard
We need to apologise. We had assumed that a scandal of this dimension would be covered by European mainstream media and thus felt we need not post an article. How wrong we were. Read here
EU politics
Amnesty International – Britain: Stansted 15 verdict is ‘crushing blow’ for human rights in the UK
This is a truly appalling miscarrage of justice. There is no reason for criminalising citizens for doing their democratic duty. The 15 human rights defenders always insisted they were acting to prevent what they believed […]
Austerity
Amnesty International: Eurozone governments need to recognise that Greece’s debt is a human rights issue
It is good to see that someone can see the plight of Greece and its people not just as a “political problem”. Read here
Austerity
Amnesty International – Spain: Cruel austerity measures leave patients suffering
While corporate media is talking up the EU’s “robust recovery”, especially in Spain, on the ground things are apparently very different. Read here
EU politics
Amnesty International – Libya: European governments complicit in horrific abuse of refugees and migrants
European governments are knowingly complicit in the torture and abuse of tens of thousands of refugees and migrants detained by Libyan immigration authorities in appalling conditions in Libya, said Amnesty International in a report published […]