Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai told Amnesty International's Secretary-General Irene Khan that the direction for reform had been set and committed to ensuring the implementation of the...

Noting the return of members of the Roma community to their home country Romania, after being forced from their homes by racially-motivated attacks in Belfast, Amnesty International has warned of a...

Amnesty International brings another packed programme to the Edinburgh Festival this year, underlining its long-term work with festival-goers to protect the right to freedom of expression around the...

Call on the Iranian authorities to exercise restraint in dealing with the protestors Following reports from Iran that members of the Basij militia have used excessive force against demonstrators, and...

Call on the Iranian authorities to exercise restraint in dealing with the protestors This morning’s speech by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, indicates the authorities’ readiness to launch...

Amnesty International has condemned the Phnom Penh authorities for evicting 20 families living with HIV/AIDS from their homes in Borei Keila this morning. They have been moved outside the city to a...

To commemorate Aung San Suu Kyi’s 64th birthday on 19 June (her 14th in detention), local and Burmese citizens will be holding protests and events in over 20 cities across the world, calling for the...

Amnesty Secretary-General to meet with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in London - Monday 22 June The human rights situation in Zimbabwe is precarious, and the socio-economic conditions are desperate...

Amnesty International has welcomed the decision by Judge Tom Burgess in a Belfast court today to refuse an application for a court order by the Police Service of Northern Ireland compelling Suzanne...

Amnesty International today condemned the Lithuanian parliament for passing a new law which bans the discussion of homosexuality in schools and prohibits any reference to it in public information...