Articles Tagged with Omar Khadr

The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday cautioned that the escalating aerial attacks in Sudan are killing children, striking UN facilities, and damaging schools. Two children were killed, and 13 were injured in a drone strike on a mosque in Al-Rahad, North Kordofan, where all the victims were students at the adjoining school. UN Spokesperson Stéphane [...]

Local media reported popular demonstrations in Thailand on Wednesday, with protesters demanding the resignation of members of the Election Commission and a vote recount for the general election held on February 8. A group of 100 demonstrators, led by the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration, gathered at the office of the Election Commission in Bangkok [...]

Amnesty International released a statement Wednesday sharing that they are a part of an appeal to Slovenia’s Constitutional Court seeking to end “punitive seizures” of social assistance disproportionately affecting the Roma community. The case was filed by the Legal Network for the Protection of Democracy, which is a coalition of four non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The [...]

Amnesty International’s chief on Wednesday warned that the “predatory attacks” on international law are undermining global security, ahead of the Munich Security Conference. The rights group’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard issued her statement ahead of the 62nd Munich Security Conference, where she is set to address world leaders and senior officials. In her words, Callamard [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the Congress of Mexico City to “seriously consider” a proposal submitted by a disability rights coalition during its new session. The proposal by Cuidados Sí; Apoyos También (Care Yes; Supports Too) calls on lawmakers to adopt a rights-based framework grounded on “autonomy, participation, and independent living for care [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday sounded an alarm that the Special Criminal Court (SCC) of the Central African Republic (CAR), a hybrid tribunal established to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity, is facing an existential threat. Amnesty warned that the court is at “serious risk of closure” because of severe funding shortages. Amnesty International’s regional director [...]

Marie Struthers, the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director at Amnesty International, criticized Russian authorities for blocking and slowing down the Telegram messaging app, undermining people’s ability to communicate freely and securely. Amnesty International criticized the restriction, stating: These restrictions appear to be part of a broader tightening of state control over online communication in [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday urged the Lebanese government to take preventative and reparative action in response to the Tripoli building collapse on February 8, 2026, which left 14 people dead and eight injured. Amnesty International reports that the damage is the latest “in at least four building collapses in the first five weeks of  2026 alone”. [...]

Amnesty International on Monday urged Malian authorities to overturn the conviction of former Prime Minister Moussa Mara and secure his release. The organization asserted that the prosecution is unfounded, unjust, and indicative of a broader effort to silence government critics. Amnesty International further stated that this case exemplifies a pattern in which state authorities use [...]

A Tanzanian court sustained opposition leader Tundu Lissu’s objection on Wednesday after he opposed the prosecution’s use of secret witnesses in his trial, The Citizen Tanzania reports. The prosecution sought to have witnesses testify from an enclosed cell, where their identity would not be exposed. Lissu objected, arguing that it would violate violated Rule Three [...]