Amnesty International
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Government
Amnesty International Condemns Plan to Livestream Nidal Hasan’s Execution
DID Press: Amnesty International has condemned the United States’ plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former U.S. Army psychiatrist convicted of carrying out the deadly 2009 shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, describing the move as…
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Afghanistan
Amnesty International Urges Focus on Rights of Afghanistan Minorities
DID Press: Amnesty International has welcomed the adoption of a new UN Human Rights Council resolution on Afghanistan and called for particular attention to the rights and situation of the country’s ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities. The rights group has…
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Afghanistan
Amnesty Calls for Global Action to Reopen Girls’ Schools in Afghanistan
DID Press: Amnesty International has called on the international community to exert coordinated pressure on the Taliban to reopen secondary schools for girls and end restrictions on the education of women and girls in Afghanistan, marking five years since the…
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Afghanistan
UNICEF: More Than 2.6 Million Afghan Girls Denied Secondary Education
DID Press: UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has again called on Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to lift restrictions on girls’ and women’s education and allow them to return to schools and universities without delay. UNICEF said Afghanistan remains the only country…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Embassy Protests Expulsion of Medical Students from Pakistan
DID Press: Afghanistan Embassy in Islamabad has condemned the decision by Pakistan’s medical council to expel Afghan medical students and called for the immediate suspension of the process and intervention by international organizations. In a statement, the Afghan Embassy in…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Police Law Represents Widespread Human Rights Violations, says Amnesty
DID Press: Amnesty International strongly criticized the Taliban’s new police law, describing it as a direct assault on fundamental freedoms and human rights in Afghanistan, warning of serious implications for fair trials, freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. In a…
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Government
Amnesty Calls on US to Arrest Netanyahu During Washington Visit
DID Press: Amnesty International has urged US authorities to respect the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and detain him during his visit to Washington for possible transfer to face trial.…
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Government
At Least 30 Protesters Reportedly Killed in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir
DID Press: At least 30 unarmed protesters have reportedly been killed during a security crackdown in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, according to local protest organizers, as demonstrations demanding political and electoral reforms intensified across the region. The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC)…
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Afghanistan
UN: Nearly 500 Afghan Civilians Killed in Border Clashes with Pakistan
DID Press: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says nearly 500 Afghan civilians were killed and more than 1,200 others injured in border hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan from October through the end of June, according to its latest human…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Rejects Amnesty Report on Kabul Strike
DID Press: Pakistan has rejected Amnesty International’s findings on a reported strike targeting a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, arguing that the report overlooks what Islamabad describes as cross-border terrorist threats originating from Afghanistan. Pakistani officials said the report reflects…
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