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VIDEO: Erdogan Reshuffles Turkey Military Structure

Fri Jul 29, 2016 17:55:24

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with senior defense and military chiefs in Ankara on Friday, including General Hulusi Akar The four-star general retained his position as Chief of Staff after a meeting of the Supreme Military Council, the presidency announced.

Amnesty: Foreign-Backed Rebels Committing War Crimes in Syria

Tue Jul 5, 2016 13:55:40

Militant groups fighting against the government in Syria and receiving support from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, and the United States have been committing “war crimes,” says Amnesty International, warning the foreign countries against backing such groups.

Amnesty, HRW Want Saudi Arabia Suspension from UN Rights Council

Wed Jun 29, 2016 21:34:12

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called on the United Nations General Assembly to suspend Saudi Arabia from the UN Human Rights Council until Riyadh puts an end to its military aggression against Yemen.

Syrian Refugees in Jordan Blocked from Assessing Health Care Services

Thu Mar 24, 2016 13:38:35

The combination of grossly inadequate support from the international community and barriers imposed by the government of Jordan are leaving Syrian refugees unable to access health care and other vital services, according to Amnesty International.

Amnesty: EU-Turkey Migrant Plan Morally, Legally Flawed

Sun Mar 13, 2016 22:35:59

Amnesty International has strongly denounced as “flawed” a draft plan by the European Union (EU) to return refugees from Greece to Turkey, saying it could put vulnerable people at risk.

Turkey – Kurds – Conflict – Rights – Amnesty Amnesty Accuses Turkey of ‘Collective Punishment’ in Kurdish Southeast

Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:23:37

Turkey security forces are subjecting residents of Kurdish-dominated southeastern Turkey to “collective punishment” with military operations backed by curfews, Amnesty International said on Thursday, accusing the army of “recklessly” using excessive force.

Amnesty: Peshmerga Armed Forces Destroy Arab Villages in Northern Iraq

Wed Jan 20, 2016 08:50:53

Amnesty International says Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have intentionally “bulldozed, blown up and burned down” thousands of houses belonging to Arab communities in northern Iraq in an attempt to “uproot” their existence in Kurdish-held territories.

Turkey Deports Refugees, Back Them to Warzones: Amnesty

Wed Dec 16, 2015 18:00:52

Amnesty International has announced that Turkish government deporting refugees and transporting them to detention centers back them to warzones in Iraq and Syria where they are abused and mistreated.

How ISIS Got Most of Weapons from Countries Now Bombing Syria Including Britain: Revealed

Tue Dec 8, 2015 18:53:20

ISIS "were like children in a sweetshop" when they took over much of Iraq and found it filled with arms supplied by the West, a report says.

US report raps Israel for using exaggerated force against Palestinians

Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:57:37

Israel uses exaggerated force against Palestinians in the West Bank and limits their freedom of movement, a report by the US State Department says.

‘Uncatalogued abuses’ in ISIL Syrian jails shock rights group

Thu Dec 19, 2013 17:15:56

Extremist militants are perpetrating "a shocking uncatalogued of abuses" in secret jails across northern Syria, including torture, flogging and killings after summary trials, Amnesty International says.

European response to Syrian refugees 'pitiful': Amnesty

Fri Dec 13, 2013 17:04:49

European leaders should "hang their heads with shame" over their treatment of Syrian refugees fleeing the country's brutal conflict, rights group Amnesty International said on Friday.

Saudi expels more than 60,000 foreign workers

Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:28:21

More than 60,000 illegal workers have now been deported from Saudi Arabia in the past three weeks, double the figure previously reported.

Amnesty asks Afghans to seek US war crimes accountability

Thu Nov 21, 2013 10:56:45

Amnesty International has urged Afghanistan’s loya jirga, or council of about 3,000 tribal elders, to demand accountability for US war crimes in the past and future before they agree to any status of forces agreement.

Amnesty: Egypt deporting Syrian refugees

Thu Oct 17, 2013 09:47:02

Amnesty International accused Egypt Thursday of unlawfully detaining and deporting hundreds of Syrian refugees, many of them women and children fleeing civil war at home.

Amnesty dismisses Gitmo case, drone strikes

Fri May 24, 2013 10:27:19

Amnesty International has described the US detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as emblematic of gross human rights abuses by the US government.