‘BLACK NIGHT’U.S.-Made White Phosphorus Used by Israel in Lebanon: ReportAt least nine civilians were injured in the attack. Dan Ladden-Hall
‘SERIOUS VIOLATIONS’Israel Used U.S. Arms in Deadly Airstrikes on Gaza: AmnestyThe organization said that the munition fragments displayed codes that suggest they were Joint Direct Attack Munitions made by Boeing, which guide bombs by GPS.Alex Nguyen
‘SLOW DEATH’Russia Might Be Slowly Executing Alexei Navalny: AmnestyThe Putin nemesis has recently gone on hunger strike in prison in an attempt to force authorities to giving him medical treatment.Jamie Ross
‘INCESSANT WITCH HUNT’Amnesty Int’l Shutters in India After Gov’t Freezes AccountsThe group’s accounts were frozen after they published reports condemning the Indian government’s human-rights record.Jamie Ross
exclusiveBODIES COUNTIlhan Omar Demands Answers on Civilian Deaths in SomaliaLeading Democrats call on the military to explain the gap in civilian casualty figures calculated by human rights organizations and those admitted by AFRICOM.Amanda Sperber
CRUEL AND UNUSUALAmnesty Accuses Hong Kong Police of Torturing ProtestersThe human-rights organization alleges that police have beaten demonstrators and shone green lasers into their eyes.Jamie Ross
COLD-BLOODEDAssad’s Forces Targeting Civilians, Kids in Strikes: ReportAmnesty International says it’s documented at least six attacks on hospitals, blood banks, and schools.Charles Davis
TORTUREDCameroon Soldiers Are Using Their U.S. Training to Hunt GaysWashington has cut military assistance because of human-rights abuses, but that may not help the country’s LGBT people.Philip Obaji Jr.
INDEFENSIBLEMyanmar Leader Stripped of Prestigious Human Rights AwardAmnesty International cited her “apparent indifference” to atrocities against the Muslim Rohingya minority.
INHUMAN RIGHTSTrump’s Blank Check to Tyrants Endangers Rights AdvocatesThe abduction and beating of an Amnesty International observer shows that under Putin the people charged with law enforcement have no respect at all for the law.Anna Nemtsova
EVIDENCEUpdated Syrian Prisoner Data Reveals Hundreds of DeathsActivists fear that hundreds or thousands more are still to come.