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Amnesty International: Construction of Polihali dam could violate human rights
The Polihali Dam, which is part of phase 2 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is meant to provide water to South Africa.
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Botswana defies outcry to execute murderer
In 2017, Mooketsi Kgosibodiba received a death sentence for the 2012 murder of his employer and his appeal was dismissed last year.
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Tanzania backsliding on freedoms under Magufuli: Amnesty, HRW
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tanzania was backsliding under Magufuli, whose administration has been accused of jailing journalists, kidnapping activists and assaulting political opponents.
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Amnesty accuses Hong Kong police of abuses, torture of protesters
Anti-government protesters, many masked and wearing black, have thrown petrol bombs at police and central government offices, stormed the Legislative Council, blocked roads to the airport, trashed metro stations and lit fires on the streets of the Chinese-ruled city.
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Greta Thunberg wins Amnesty's highest human rights award
The 16-year-old, who is taking a year out of school, received a standing ovation from students at The George Washington University in the US capital where the ceremony was held.
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Lebanon 'forcibly deported' nearly 2,500 Syrian refugees: Amnesty
Amnesty cited data from Lebanon's General Security agency and the Lebanese government showing that some 2,447 Syrians had been expelled between mid-May and August 9.
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Zim reflects on a year since Mngangagwa took oath of office
In a statement to mark the anniversary, Amnesty International said Zimbabwe has experienced a concerted attack on the rights of freedom of expression and assembly.
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Executions 'rampant' in Philippine drug war, UN probe needed - report
A vote on the resolution by the 47-member council is expected later this week.
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Amnesty urges Nigeria to stop torture by security forces
In a statement marking International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty said it continued to receive regular reports of torture and other human rights abuses in military and police custody.
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Amnesty International: Forces responsible for Khartoum killings must be confined
The human rights watchdog called what happened in the Sudanese capital barbaric and a bloodbath.
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More than 100 workers at Amnesty International could face job cuts
Unite released a statement on Tuesday night, saying Amnesty is already understaffed because only 670 of the 740 positions required are filled.
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Amnesty asks Mauritania's presidential candidates to end slavery
Six candidates are in the running in the 22 June election to choose a successor to President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who is stepping down after his second and final term in office.
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Amnesty to cull managers after probe into 'toxic' workplace
Amnesty initiated a probe last August after a well-known researcher and a paid intern took their own lives within three months of each other.
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Amnesty International accuses Zim govt of escalating attacks on rights activists
Amnesty's deputy southern Africa director, Muleya Mwananyanda, said his organisation had, since January, witnessed a mounting crackdown on Zimbabwe's human rights defenders and activists.
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Amnesty urges ICC to probe 'crimes against humanity' in Venezuela
Maduro was re-elected to a second term in May 2018, in a vote boycotted by the opposition and rejected by much of the international community.
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Amnesty, monitors say US-led coalition killed 1,600 civilians in Syria's Raqqa
Amnesty and Airwars spent 18 months researching civilian deaths including two months on the ground in Raqqa, they said.
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Yemeni militiamen suspected of child rape - Amnesty
Amnesty said it had documented evidence of the rape of three boys and the sexual assault of a fourth in the southwestern city of Taez, controlled by pro-government forces and surrounded by Yemeni rebels.
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US cuts Cameroon military aid following human rights violations
Amnesty International and global media outlets have shown footage of Cameroonian soldiers shooting and killing civilians, including women with children strapped to their backs.
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Amnesty International urges Ramaphosa to prioritise human rights at #Sona2019
The human rights watchdog says the days of making promises that don’t translate into better lives for people are over.
