Padua’s Emily Hill battles Appo goalie Nakayla Haines just before she scores the game’s third goal. Dialog photo/Mike Lang WILMINGTON — Padua’s field hockey team has struggled to find a home this season, but wherever they have played, the result has been the same. The Pandas improved to 6-0 at “home” in 2026, with home […]
Reacting to the news that South African international jurist and human rights defender Navi Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard said: “We pay tribute to Navi Pillay whose commitment to international law, unwavering independence and guiding moral light have made her one of the most respected […]
Bryan Perez-Herrera of Salesianum, right, approaches one of the Hillers. Dialog photo/Mike Lang WILMINGTON — Salesianum scored two late goals, then withstood a spirited comeback attempt by Tower Hill in a thrilling 3-2 soccer victory on Oct. 8 at Tower’s DeGroat Field. The teams battled through a scoreless first half, although it did not lack […]
Responding to the sweeping and disproportionate restrictions imposed by the Delhi Police and the Government of India ahead of planned protests in the capital on Saturday 10 October, Aakar Patel, Chair of Board, Amnesty International India, said: “Peaceful protesters must be able to demand accountability from those in power without facing intimidation, arbitrary detention, or […]
Responding to the announcement that the Trump administration has set the first military execution since 1961, and that the execution will be carried out by firing squad and livestreamed to the public, Justin Mazzola, Deputy Director of Research at Amnesty International USA, said: “The announcement by the Trump administration that it has set the first […]
Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph, is seen in Anaheim, Calif., calling for an end to the death penalty in this 2016 file photo. (CNS photo/J.D. Long-Garcia, The Tidings) WASHINGTON — After Pentagon officials said they planned to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad in December, […]
With its sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution, the US Administration seeks to destroy the Court and extinguish any prospect of justice for perpetrators of grave crimes under international law, Amnesty International said today. States must take every appropriate measure to resist this attack and actively protect the Court. “President Trump’s […]
A growing number of states across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are taking positive steps towards reducing the use and scope of the death penalty, creating new momentum towards abolition in a region historically associated with strong support for this cruel punishment, said Amnesty International ahead of the World Day Against the Death […]
One year since the ceasefire agreement, more than 1,400 people have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, nearly two million still need shelter, not a single hospital is fully functioning, and 1.4 million face crisis-level hunger. GAZA, 9 October 2026 – One year after the Gaza ceasefire agreement was reached, more than 100 humanitarian, […]
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has set a goal of getting 1 million tourism small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to benefit from its Together in Travel community. The target was announced at the WTTC Global Summit in Malta, which drew more than 1000 delegates, including more than 200 travel and tourism chief executives […]