EU reaches agreement with Turkey over the migrant deal in a bid to stem the flow of refugees entering Europe. The core of the deal is to send refugees in Greece back to Turkey in exchange for two-fold increase of the migrant assistance fund.
Amnesty International condemns the draft EU-Turkey refugee plan for violating international law and for being morally outrageous to the plight of migrants fleeing from violence, persecution, and hardship. The proposed deal also came under fire for lack of refugee protection, logistical difficulties, and lack of trust on both sides.
Europe failed to properly deal with the refugee crisis in 2015, an Amnesty International report said.
An Amnesty International report is accusing Russia of intentionally bombing areas in Syria where there are a lot of civilians.
The agency's report also accuses Russia of using cluster munitions that are indiscriminate.
Saudi Arabia's orgy of executions has shot up, so it is advertising for more executioners.
Five foreigners were recently beheaded publicly in Saudi Arabia's, which has shown a rise in the number of executions this year.
Former Saudi Arabian tyrant, King Abdullah, was not the reformer or human rights activist that he is being made out to be by western leaders, who just seek wealth and strategic position, say critics.
The first diary of a Guantanamo prisoner, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who has been tortured since 2002, will be released.
December 18 is International Migrants Day, a day designated for promoting the rights of migrant workers and their families.
After numerous reports of unwarranted civilian deaths and attacks on United Nations designated shelters in the Gaza Strip, Israel is denying Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch entry into the besieged territory.
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