Amnesty report on Middle East rights highlights Khashoggi case | Al Jazeera English

An Amnesty report looking at the state of human rights in the Middle East says the lack of international justice only emboldens authorities to crack down on their citizens and freedom of speech.

The report singles out the case of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, whose murder inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last October led to a global outcry. Amnesty laments that those responsible are yet to be brought to justice.

The report also highlights the jailing of rights activists Ahmed Mansoor in the United Arab Emirates and Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain, who are both in prison for criticising their governments on social media.

Amnesty also says Egypt has become a more dangerous place for critics of the government than at any other time in the country's recent history.

Heba Morayef, the Middle East regional director at Amnesty International, talks to Al Jazeera about the report.

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