Posts Tagged: Amnesty International
Designating Antisemitism: Positives and Pitfalls
JNS.org - One of the more reprehensible aspects of the global campaign to strip Israel of its legitimacy is the fact that so many leading...
Report: Pompeo to Unveil Process for Designating Groups as Antisemitic
i24 News - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to unveil a process for designating groups and organizations as antisemitic, Politico reported Wednesday. The announcement...
Pompeo Seeks to Cut US Funds for Major Rights NGOs Over Alleged Antisemitism
i24 News - US State Secretary Mike Pompeo seeks to officially brand several major human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as antisemitic and cease US support...
On Iran, Amnesty International Must Translate Words Into Action
JNS.org - A horrifying new report released by the influential NGO Amnesty International details the mass arrests, disappearances, and unlawful killings of thousands of Iranian men,...
Amnesty International Accuses Iran of Widespread Rights Abuses Against Protesters
Amnesty International accused Iran's clerical establishment on Wednesday of presiding over widespread abuses of human rights in a security crackdown on nationwide protests last year touched...
Israeli Court Dismisses Amnesty’s Petition Against Spyware Firm NSO
An Israeli court has dismissed Amnesty International's legal bid to stop NSO Group from exporting surveillance software, saying the rights organization did not prove NSO's technology...
Iran’s Prisoners of Conscience Bear the Brunt of COVID-19
Despite Iran being severely hit by the coronavirus -- with a death toll likely much higher than officially reported -- the country’s use of subterfuge...
Ex-Amnesty Employee Denies Responsibility for Arrest of Gaza Peace Activist by Hamas for Zoom Meeting With Israelis
A Palestinian journalist and former employee of Amnesty International defended herself on Monday against accusations that she was responsible for the arrest of a Gaza...
More Than 100 Protesters Killed in Iran During Latest Unrest: Amnesty International
Amnesty International said on Tuesday that more than 100 protesters had been killed in 21 cities in Iran during unrest that broke out over a rise in...
Amnesty International Called Out for Falsely Accusing Israel of Attacking Gaza Building — Which Was Actually Hit by Misfired Palestinian Rocket
Amnesty International falsely accused Israel of bombing a Palestinian human rights organization’s office on Tuesday, when the incident actually involved a misfired Islamic Jihad rocket. The...
After Condoning Hamas, CAIR Slams Pro-Israel Saudi Blogger
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) markets itself as a civil rights group, and claims that it's an American organization focused on the interests of...
Amnesty Urges Israel to Take Action Against Firm Linked to WhatsApp Breach
Amnesty International called on Thursday for Israel's government to ensure that an Israeli company, whose spyware has been linked to a WhatsApp breach that may have targeted...
Amnesty International Takes Legal Action Against Israeli Surveillance Company NSO
CTech - Members of human rights organization Amnesty International are calling on the Israeli Ministry of Defense to revoke the export license of cyber surveillance company...
Amnesty, Monitors Say US-Led Coalition Killed 1,600 Civilians in Syria’s Raqqa
The US-backed assault to drive Islamic State from its Syrian capital Raqqa in 2017 killed more than 1,600 civilians, 10 times the toll the coalition...
