By Clara Ferreira No one can pinpoint exactly where the expression “useful idiot” comes from. It is supposed to have been invented by Vladimir Lenin, but it is almost certainly older. But we have all seen examples of this behavior in recent months, as far too many followers of both the far left and right […]
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Amnesty International regrets ‘disruption’ caused by its report on Ukraine
Amnesty International has apologized for the “uproar and outrage” caused by a report accusing Ukraine of putting civilians at risk, which angered President Volodymyr Zelensky and prompted the resignation of the head of the NGO’s Kyiv branch. The organization published the report on Thursday highlighting that the presence of Ukrainian military forces in populated areas […]
The head of the Ukrainian branch of Amnesty International resigned after the report criticized by Kyiv
The head of Amnesty International’s Ukraine department, Oksana Pokalchuk, announced her resignation after an NGO report accused the Ukrainian armed forces of putting civilians at risk, angering Kyiv. “I am resigning from Amnesty International’s Ukraine department,” Pokalchuk said on her Facebook page Friday night, accusing the report published on August 4 of unwittingly serving “Russian […]
Amnesty International: Ukrainian army put civilians at risk
The Ukrainian military has put civilians at risk by setting up military bases inside schools and hospitals and launching attacks from residential areas to push back the Russian invasion, Amnesty International said today. Such tactics violate international humanitarian law, the non-governmental organization said in a statement, whose findings were denounced by Kyiv as part of […]
Million Dollar Fine by India to Amnesty International
Authorities in India have fined the country’s branch of Amnesty International nearly $6.5 million for financial wrongdoing, following an investigation that the organization denounced as a “witch hunt.” India’s financial crimes agency said on Friday that Amnesty International violated India’s funding laws by using donations from abroad for its local operations. In a statement, the […]
Amnesty International stigmatizes Lithuania’s policy of discrimination against refugees
The fact that Lithuania welcomes refugees from Ukraine is in stark contrast to the treatment of refugees from the Middle East, whose rights were ignored and violated when they entered the Baltic state via Belarus, the non-governmental organization said today. Amnesty. Refugees from countries such as Iraq or Syria have been subjected to inhumane treatment, […]
Yemen: Amnesty International calls on Houthi rebels to release journalists sentenced to death
Amnesty International this week called on Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels to release “immediately” four journalists sentenced to death for “espionage” in the country, which has been at war since 2014, following an “unfair” trial and “multiple human rights violations “. Adjacent to Iran, the Houthis control most of northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, which […]
Amnesty International: Strong evidence of war crimes by Russia in Ukraine
Amnesty International said on Friday that there was strong evidence that Russian troops had committed war crimes, including the execution of civilians in brief, when occupying areas outside the Ukrainian capital in February and March, according to Reuters. The civilians were also abused, such as “reckless shootings and torture” at the hands of Russian forces […]
Amnesty International: Civil society is silenced
“2021 started with a lot of promise, but it turned out completely differently,” said Amnesty International’s Philip Luther, one of the authors and analysts at Amnesty International. Every year, the international organization examines developments in 154 countries around the world, recording the most important trends in the field of human and political rights. “We hoped […]
Amnesty International calls on Biden to close Guantναnamo
Amnesty International has called on US President Joe Biden to close the US military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which is completing 20 years of uninterrupted operation this month. This center represents arbitrariness, injustice and torture, said the international non-governmental organization for the protection of human rights. According to Amnesty International, Mr Biden should […]