Amnesty

Amnesty is a global human rights organization that campaigns for the protection of human rights and the abolition of severe abuses like torture, unfair trials, and executions. It also refers to government programs that grant legal status to undocumented immigrants.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to its controversial report calling for the abolition of ICE and its condemnation by J.K. Rowling, alongside Spain's large-scale immigration amnesty program.

Latest on Amnesty

• Amnesty International calls for abolition of ICE in report documenting rights violations
• Spain’s migrant amnesty a ‘very bad idea’, says Swedish PM
• J.K. Rowling condemns Amnesty for branding her women’s crisis centre anti-rights
• Thai parliament approves amnesty for hundreds of activists
• Spain immigration amnesty draws 1.2mn applicants
• Sudan's RSF committed crimes against humanity in el-Fasher, Amnesty says

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