American lawyer Thomas Jones still remembers the scars of Philippine torture victims he interviewed for Amnesty International inside the country’s detention centres in 1975 during the rule of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
India has fined the local arm of Amnesty International nearly $8 million after a probe into its finances the watchdog said was part of a “witch hunt”.
Richer countries are failing a “rudimentary” test of global solidarity by hoarding Covid vaccines, Amnesty International said Wednesday as it accused China and others of exploiting the pandemic to undermine human rights.
Amnesty International announced on Monday it had appointed global human rights expert Agnes Callamard as its new secretary general with immediate effect.
Facebook and Google are fast becoming “human rights-free zones” in Vietnam, Amnesty International warned Tuesday, accusing the tech titans of helping censor peaceful dissent and political expression in the country.
Merino, 59, stepped down shortly after a crisis session of Congress called on him to quit power before 6:00 pm (2300 GMT) or face censure.
Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Facebook of “caving” to Vietnam’s strict censorship regime, after the US tech giant confirmed it was blocking content deemed illegal by the country’s communist government.
Threatening to shoot civilians who disobey quarantine orders is not a crime, Malacañang said Friday.
Pinuna ni Senadora Risa Hontiveros si Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) Secretary Teodoro Locsin sa pagbatikos sa naging resolusyon ng amnesty international.
Naniniwala si Senadora Risa Hontiveros na dapat na aksyunan ng gobyerno ang seryosong report ng Amnesty International na killing fields ng extra judicial killings ang Pilipinas.
