Tag: Amnesty International
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Al-Masri’s freedom by Italian government raises protests by African activists against the Italian government
African human-rights activists and previous individuals who endured the experience of Black slavery in Libya are protesting against the Italian government for doing a grave injustice to victims in Libya for freeing Osama Al-Masri. Al-Masri, is wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and is accused of widespread murder, torture and rape…
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Confirmed by Russia: Amnesty International’s report endangers Ukrainian civilians
This is a follow-up to my previous post about Amnesty International’s report on Ukraine’s military. There is enough evidence showing that Russia has previously, bombed hospitals and medical facilities in Syria which were definitely not used as military bases. Now, Russia is invoking Amnesty International’s report as a justification to bomb civilian targets in Ukraine.…
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The problem with Amnesty International’s report on Ukraine
The error of Amnesty International’s report on Ukraine is that it fails to understand the basics of contemporary warfare. The Geneva Conventions which include the International Humanitarian Law were written in 1949 when conventional warfare was still conducted on open terrain. Today, modern war is being fought in urban centres and asking Ukraine to conduct…
