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'Kulbhushan Jadhav's plan was hatched to sabotage India' - Pakistan-based political party tells ICJ

Jadhav's case is an unjust example of "innocent Indian commoner, around whom Pakistani State has hurled a fake and fabricated tale of espionage to justify its allegation of Indian involvement in its affairs.

Jun 04, 2017, 09:52 AM IST

China executes former senior police officer for murder, bribery

Zhao first became police chief of the region in 2005 and had worked as a police officer for almost three decades.

May 26, 2017, 11:10 AM IST

China remains world`s biggest executioner: Amnesty

China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, even as death penalties in the world decreased overall.

Apr 11, 2017, 08:55 AM IST

US-led coalition `probably` had role in Mosul civilian casualties

West Mosul is both smaller and more densely populated than the city`s east, meaning that this stage of the battle poses a greater danger to civilians than those that came before.

Mar 29, 2017, 09:06 AM IST

Russia frees opposition activist jailed for protesting

Russia on Sunday released a prominent opposition activist from jail, after a court quashed a sentence that made him the only person convicted under a tough law against public protests.

Feb 26, 2017, 15:52 PM IST

Amnesty International criticises India's sedition law

Amnesty International on Wednesday criticised the Indian government for using the "crude, colonial-era" sedition law to "silence" its critics.

Feb 22, 2017, 11:49 AM IST

Amnesty International says Donald Trump's 'poisonous' rhetoric makes world a darker place

Amnesty International said on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump`s "poisonous" rhetoric on his way to winning the White House led a global trend towards increasingly divisive politics in 2016 that had made the world a "darker" place.

Feb 22, 2017, 09:03 AM IST

13,000 opponents of Syrian President 'secretly' hanged in military prison: Report

At least 13,000 opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were secretly hanged in a government jail, where mass executions of up to 50 people at a time occur every week, the Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday.

Feb 07, 2017, 10:48 AM IST

China rights website founder held over `state secrets`: Amnesty

The founder of one of China`s few websites dedicated to reporting human rights abuses has been formally arrested for "leaking state secrets", Amnesty International said Thursday -- the latest blow in a broad crackdown on activists.

Dec 22, 2016, 13:07 PM IST

Syrian opposition says airstrike kills 10 civilians

The United Nations said up to 16,000 people have already been displaced in recent days of fighting.

Nov 29, 2016, 17:01 PM IST

Iraqi forces executed six in Mosul offensive: Amnesty

Iraqi forces executed up to six residents of villages south of Mosul as they launched operations to recapture the Islamic State group-held city last month, Amnesty International said on Thursday.

Nov 10, 2016, 19:07 PM IST

Stop using 'harsh' Public Safety Act in J&K: Amnesty International, ICJ, HRW

Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and Human Rights Watch on Saturday asked authorities in Jammu & Kashmir to stop using the "harsh" Public Safety Act (PSA) for detaining people without trial.

Oct 15, 2016, 13:39 PM IST

Amnesty urges long-term solution for trapped Syrians

More than 70,000 Syrians are trapped in "hellish conditions" in a remote, arid strip of no-man`s land on the Syrian side of the border, the rights group said.

Oct 11, 2016, 16:43 PM IST

Azerbaijan holds referendum on boosted presidency

Azerbaijanis went to the polls Monday in a controversial referendum on handing extra powers to long-serving President Ilham Aliyev, with opposition and rights groups criticising the proposed constitutional changes as undemocratic.

Sep 26, 2016, 11:54 AM IST

US backs Amnesty over India sedition case, says it respects group's right to express freely

Amnesty had on August 13 organised an event as part of a campaign to seek justice for "victims of human rights violations" in Jammu and Kashmir.

Aug 23, 2016, 16:17 PM IST

National security won't get compromised by shouting slogans: Tharoor

National security does not get compromised when a few people shout slogans, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said, defending Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara's clean chit to Amnesty International in a case of alleged sedition slapping which he contended was a "big mistake".

Aug 21, 2016, 21:37 PM IST