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Facebook asked to release its India hate speech report

Rights groups have for years raised alarm over online hate speech and misinformation stoking anti-Muslim tensions in India, Facebook's largest market by the number of users.

World reacts to 'politically motivated' jailing of Myanmar's Suu Kyi

Countries and international bodies have condemned Myanmar's conviction of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on charges of incitement and breaching coronavirus restrictions.

How 'killer robots' can alter the warfare and border control

A rapidly developing weapon system, killer robots can choose to attack what they see as a threat, which includes humans, who will have no control over them.

Israel outlaws Palestinian human rights groups, sparking outcry

Israel has outlawed six prominent Palestinian human rights groups by declaring them terrorist organisations, in a major escalation of its decades-long crackdown on political activism in the occupied territories.

Fire at Romanian Covid-19 hospital kills at least seven people

It is the country's third deadly hospital fire in less than a year. Video footage showed patients jumping out of windows from the hospital's lower levels and firefighters carrying people out.

Syrian refugees returning home were tortured and raped in Syria

At least 60 refugees who went back to Syria were assaulted by intelligence officers loyal to Bashar al Assad, proving that the country is still unsafe, Amnesty says.

Thousands of protesters march in Germany for social justice, inclusion

The demonstrators called for a more united fight against racism in Germany, demanding more rights for refugees, a more generous asylum policy, lower rents and stronger efforts to fight global warming.

Why are Hazaras so vulnerable under Taliban rule in Afghanistan?

The armed group has a history of targeting the ethnic group using brutal methods of torture, abductions and executions.

Iran’s water protests reveal an impending environmental crisis

Mismanagement of natural resources and poor policymaking and implementation has led to the water shortages — and confrontations — of today.

Heads of state on NSO spyware potential target list include Macron, Khan

Among potential targets found on a list of 50,000 phone numbers leaked to Amnesty and nonprofit Forbidden Stories include Presidents Emmanuel Macron of France, Imran Khan of Pakistan, Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Barham Salih of Iraq.

Amnesty International: Tigrayans ensnared in wave of arbitrary arrests

Amnesty says total number of Tigrayans arrested by Ethiopian authorities is likely to be in the hundreds, with the whereabouts of many unknown.

Amnesty: Israel unleashed 'ruthless excessive force' on Palestinians

Israeli forces used excessive force to disperse Palestinian protests against forced expulsion in occupied East Jerusalem as well as against Gaza war, while illegal Jewish supremacists were allowed to organise riots freely, says Amnesty International.