Amnesty International

AI: EU member-states "knowingly complicit in Libya torture"

EU member-states are "knowingly complicit in the torture and abuse of tens of thousands of refugees and migrants detained by Libyan immigration authorities."

This is stated in a new report published by Amnesty International (AI), titled, "Libya's dark web of collusion: Abuses against Europe-bound refugees and migrants."

We chose Büyükada because it had cheapest hotel: Released Amnesty International head

The human rights activists who were detained by police at a meeting in July chose Büyükada for the event because the cheapest hotel they could find was there, recently released Amnesty International Turkey Director İdil Eser has said.

Human Rights Activists, Amnesty Heads go on Trial in Turkey

German campaigner Peter Steudtner is among the 11 human rights activists on trial in Turkey, accused of belonging to and aiding terror groups. Critics say the charges are politically motivated, Deutsche Welle reported.

The trial of the 11 activists was set to begin on Wednesday, with the defendants facing up to 15 years in jail on terrorism related charges. 

Amnesty chief visits jailed Turkey director in prison

The secretary general of Amnesty International has visited the rights group's jailed Turkey director and called for her release, along with seven other activists being held in pre-trial detention for allegedly aiding a terror group. Salil Shetty told reporters on Sept. 9 outside a prison on the outskirts of Istanbul that Amnesty's Idil Eser was doing well.

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