Fifa has been urged to establish a compensation fund of at least $440 million (£350 million) for migrant workers who have been subjected to “human rights abuses” during the World Cup preparations in Qatar. In a letter to Fifa president Gianni Infantino, Amnesty International made the request. “The tournament cannot be really appreciated unless all … Read more
The Taliban imposed some of the tightest restrictions on Afghan women since seizing control on Saturday, requiring them to cover themselves completely in public, preferably with the customary burqa. The militants took back control of the country in August last year, promising a softer rule than their previous stint in power between 1996 and 2001, … Read more
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – Amnesty International labelled Israel an ‘apartheid’ state that treats Palestinians as “an inferior racial group,” joining the assessment of other rights groups. “Israel’s cruel policies of segregation, dispossession and exclusion across all territories under its control clearly amount to apartheid,” said Amnesty’s secretary general Agnes Callamard. “Whether they live in Gaza, east … Read more
The US imposed sanctions against Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) police force, and seven of its current and former top officials for human rights abuses and abductions, in addition to extrajudicial killings. “Widespread allegations of serious human rights abuse in Bangladesh by RAB — as part of the Bangladeshi government’s war on drugs — threaten US national … Read more
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi called on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Wednesday. According to the details, both Ministers exchanged words over the ongoing situation of Kashmir. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait condemned the Indian brutality on the innocent people of … Read more
