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From Durban to Geneva: How the global human rights industry turned on Israel

The hostile takeover of key humanitarian organisations has been visible for more than two decades

By Gerald Steinberg

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UNhinged: the 2001 Durban conference kicked off a global campaign to isolate and demonise the Jewish state (Image: Getty)

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Amnesty nominates far-left journalist who appeared to hail October 7 for People’s Choice Award

By Jacob Jaffa

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Barnet FC drops Amnesty appeal after backlash from fans

By Jane Prinsley

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An Amnesty protest at the Royal Courts of Justice (Getty)

By Karen Glaser

Why Amnesty won’t get another penny of my money

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Amnesty suspends Israeli chapter for rejecting NGO's ‘genocide’ report

By Imogen Garfinkel

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Secretary General of Amnesty International Agnes Callamard (Image: Getty)

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Amnesty Israel confirms there is no ‘genocide’ in Gaza, rejecting claims… by Amnesty

By Ellie Grant

2 min read

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‘Baseless’ upcoming Amnesty International report is a new ‘blood libel against the Jewish state’

By Imogen Garfinkel

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Amnesty describes death of terrorist who ordered teen’s mutilation and murder as ‘heart-wrenching’

Walid Daqqah commanded the terror cell that kidnapped, castrated and killed Moshe Tamam

By Rosa Doherty

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April 9, 2024 12:18

Moshe Tamam’s niece said Walid Daqqah (pictured) 'chose his life after inflicting severe torture' on her uncle

Fury as Amnesty oppose adoption of IHRA antisemitism definition

Human rights group accused of 'undermining the purpose of their existence' by antisemitism czar and Jewish groups

By Felix Pope

2 min read

April 21, 2023 17:45

Agnes Callamard, secretary general of Amnesty International, gestures during a media briefing on gender and sexual violence perpetrated by the police during the 2021 national strike protests in Bogota on December 1, 2022. (Photo by DANIEL MUNOZ / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Amnesty UK sparks outrage with Valentines Day posts targeting Israel

Many commenters pointed out that Amnesty failed to mention that being LGBT+ in Palestinian territories is effectively illegal

By Ben Bloch

2 min read

February 14, 2023 17:14

Amnesty UK sparks outrage with Valentines Day posts targeting Israel

Amnesty UK refuses to sack official who likened Israel’s Gaza policies to the Shoah

Charity's 'country coordinator for Israel and Occupied Palestinian territories' retweeted a message asking how video footage showing Israeli youths shouting at a Palestinian woman was 'any different from Nazi Germany'

By Nic North

2 min read

October 13, 2022 11:16

Amnesty UK refuses to sack official who likened Israel’s Gaza policies to the Shoah

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Contemptible Amnesty has lost all credibility

The JC leader June 17th 2022

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June 17, 2022 00:00

Contemptible Amnesty has lost all credibility

By The JC Leader

Contemptible Amnesty has lost all credibility

The JC leader, 17 June 2022

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June 16, 2022 13:49

Secretary General at Amnesty International, Dr AgnÃ¨s Callamard, is seen during a visit on March 10, 2022 in the Mukuru Kwa Njenga informal settlements, where structures have been demolished in November 2021 to pave the way for the construction of the Nairobi Expressway. (Photo by Simon MAINA / AFP) (Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)

Fury as Amnesty says critics of ‘Israel apartheid’ report ‘weaponise antisemitism’

The organisation's general secretary Agnese Callamard is told she is weaponising the issue herself after making the inflammatory claim at a meeting in London on Tuesday

By Felix Pope

2 min read

June 16, 2022 09:27

Agnes Callamard, the Secretary General of Amnesty International (C) attends a press conference together with Middle East and North Africa Research and Advocacy Director Philip Luther (L) and activist Orly Noy (R) in Jerusalem, on February 1, 2022. - Amnesty International labelled Israel an "apartheid" state that treats Palestinians as "an inferior racial group," joining the assessment of other rights groups which the Jewish state vehemently rejects. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP) (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

By Ian Austin

Amnesty's walk along Kensington Palace Gardens has only one destination: the Israeli Embassy

The NGO seeks to demonise Israel, inflame tensions, drive Israelis and Palestinians apart and make the conflict worse.

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March 24, 2022 11:14

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 19: General view of the Embassy of the Russian Federation and Consular Section in Kensington Palace Gardens on February 19, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Absolutely correct to run Israeli diplomats off campus, tweets Amnesty official

Ilyas Nagdee backed protests against all 'spokespeople for an apartheid regime'

By Felix Pope

1 min read

February 28, 2022 12:00

Absolutely correct to run Israeli diplomats off campus, tweets Amnesty official

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Amnesty International

From Durban to Geneva: How the global human rights industry turned on Israel

Amnesty nominates far-left journalist who appeared to hail October 7 for People’s Choice Award

Barnet FC drops Amnesty appeal after backlash from fans

Why Amnesty won’t get another penny of my money

Amnesty suspends Israeli chapter for rejecting NGO's ‘genocide’ report

Amnesty Israel confirms there is no ‘genocide’ in Gaza, rejecting claims… by Amnesty

‘Baseless’ upcoming Amnesty International report is a new ‘blood libel against the Jewish state’

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