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While others said little about their motivations, McDowell put himself at the centre of controversy

While other defectors have said as little as possible about their motivations, McDowell put himself at the centre of the LIV Golf controversy

Human rights organisation Amnesty International has urged France to amend its law on crimes against humanity committed abroad. This would make it possible for people suspected of war crimes in Ukraine or Syria, for example, to be brought to justice in France. But there are significant judicial hurdles.

Hundreds of civilians were sheltering in the drama theater during the March siege of Mariupol, the southern Ukrainian port city that Russian troops destroyed and now occupy.

A theater sheltering civilians destroyed in March in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol was likely hit by a Russian airstrike in a war crime, Amnesty International said in a report published Thursday. "Until now, we were speaking about an alleged war crime.

Organisation concluded Russian military knew hundreds of civilians were sheltering inside but dropped bombs anyway

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found Australian citizen Chau Van Kham was "forcibly disappeared" and his trial was too short, adding he should be released immediately and unconditionally.

International rights groups have long warned that overturning Roe v. Wade could weaken abortion rights in other countries, potentially leading some nations to adopt new restrictive laws.

Amnesty International says the Palestinian Authority has failed to hold its security forces accountable for the death of an activist in police custody a year ago

Carine Kanimba has slammed Boris Johnson for shaking the hand of Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame, who she claims was behind the "abduction" and imprisonment of her exiled father Paul Rusesabagina

Two men are accused of ‘subverting state power’, as new human rights index ranks China last.