Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the continuing bombing in Chechnya carried out by the Russian military over the past week has resulted in civilian deaths and thousands of displaced...

At a time when the people of East Timor could be celebrating a new start and looking forward to a peaceful future, they are instead left fearing for their lives in a critical situation which is...

Twenty years on from the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, all states that have armed, trained and financed warring factions in Afghanistan have a special responsibility for ending the human rights...

Uighur businesswoman Rebiya Kadeer was charged on 2 September 1999 with 'illegally offering state secrets across the border'. On the same day her family and work unit were issued notification of...

Any prosecution of journalist%link% Ed Moloney for refusing to hand over to police confidential interview notes could lead to him becoming an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience%link% , the...

The Israeli Government should seize the opportunity to recognise the right to refuse to perform military service for reasons of conscience, Amnesty International urged in a new report today, as the...

Haiti's efforts to foster a climate of respect for human rights are at serious risk, Amnesty International said today, as it revealed the findings from its latest visit to the country.

Harassment of political opponents to the government of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo continues to be widespread in Equatorial Guinea, Amnesty International said today.

The unfolding catastrophe in the Northern Caucasus and the international communityís muted response to the situation is further evidence of the selectivity of response to human rights violations when...

Amnesty International has today sent a Letter to UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, recommending certain criteria to ensure a thorough, independent and effective inquiry into serious human rights...