extrajudicial killings

November 16, 2020

US journalist demands to know if he is on a government Kill List

Bilal Abdul Kareem is an award-winning African American journalist who believes he has been targeted for assassination by the US because of his work covering the conflict in Syria.
October 31, 2020

Call for suspension and review of UK military and police training in Nigeria

The UK has provided training and communications equipment to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit which has been linked to extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrests, unlawful detention and other abuses.
October 23, 2020

#EndSARS protestors killed by military in Nigeria

At least 56 people have died since the protest began, with victims including protesters and people allegedly hired by the authorities to confront the protesters.
July 23, 2019

President Duterte's call to revive death penalty in Philippines 'abhorrent'

Amnesty International says the Philippine government’s ‘war on drugs’ remains a murderous war on the poor, with killings of mostly poor and marginalised people continuing without credible, impartial and effective investigations into them.
February 23, 2019

Sri Lanka's President 'must halt planned execution of 13 people'

Amnesty International has urged President Sirisena to fulfil Sri Lanka’s international commitments and respect the right to life.
January 14, 2019

UN experts alarmed by alleged police killings in Uttar Pradesh, India

UN human rights experts have expressed alarm about allegations of at least 59 extrajudicial killings by police in Uttar Pradesh since March 2017.
September 29, 2018

Call for President Duterte's comments on killings to be probed by ICC

The President's statement that his “only sin is extrajudicial killings” was later dismissed as 'playful' by a spokesperson.
July 8, 2018

UN calls for urgent investigation of hundreds of 'fake encounter' killings in India

UN experts are urging the authorities in India to investigate alleged killings by security forces in the State of Manipur.
June 8, 2018

Killings of suspected 'drug offenders' in Bangladesh must stop, says UN

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned the alleged extra-judicial killings of suspected drug offenders in Bangladesh.
December 8, 2017

Are extrajudicial killings UK policy?

The UK Defence Secretary, Gavin Willamson, has been widely criticised after apparently threatening to have citizens who fought for Isil/Daesh killed.