Amnesty International Middle East and North Africa Director Malcolm Smart said: “We absolutely condemn this deliberate attack on Israeli civilians as a gross abuse of international humanitarian law...

Reacting to today’s news that Louise Arbour has resigned her position as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Amnesty International has paid tribute to her achievements and called on UN...

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is worse now than it’s been at any time since the beginning of the Israeli occupation in 1967, according to a new report published today (6 March) by a coalition of...

Amnesty International outlines plan to ensure the safety of schoolgirls across the world A comprehensive study by Amnesty International published today (6 March 2008) reveals that thousands of girls...

Following the injunction granted on 28 February 2008 by the High Court of England and Wales to prevent Ben Griffin, a former member of the UK Special Forces (UKSF) Special Air Services (SAS), from...

The threat to journalists in Somalia trying to report on the continuing conflict is now the worst it has been since the overthrow of the Siad Barre government in 1991 said Amnesty International today...

Israeli military air strikes and artillery attacks on the Gaza Strip are being carried out with reckless disregard for civilian life, Amnesty International said today. “Israeli military attacks over...

A new report prepared by the Northern Ireland members of the End Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights (EVAW) Coalition challenges the NI departments on their...

Amnesty International has just published an urgent action appeal on behalf of four Sudanese army officers currently being held by the Darfuri armed opposition group the Justice and Equality Movement...

Archie Panjabi, star of East is East and Bend It Like Beckham, fronts Amnesty campaign The star of East is East and Bend It Like Beckham, Archie Panjabi, is to front Amnesty International’s campaign...