The nation is gearing up for what is set to be the next biggest event after the football World Cup – Refugee Week 2010, 14-20 June. Hundreds of events are taking place across the country to celebrate...

Following convictions today of seven Indian citizens for the 1984 Union Carbide gas leak disaster, Amnesty International is calling on the Indian and US governments to take the next step by bringing...

Amnesty International is calling for restrictions on the use of Taser electro-shock weapons by USA border patrol’s police force following the death of Mexican national Anastasio Hernandez earlier this...

First-time ever three years in a row Amnesty Awards win BBC journalist Mike Thomson was declared winner of the Radio category of Amnesty International Media Awards for the third year in a row this...

* Israel should assist UN experts in fact-finding mission * Blockade should be lifted Amnesty International is calling for a prompt and credible international inquiry into the deaths caused by Israel...

Amnesty International has welcomed plans for a Northern Ireland Assembly debate this afternoon (Friday 4 June) calling for an end to the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip. Patrick Corrigan, Northern...

Amnesty International has welcomed the conviction of 19 Turkish officials found guilty of causing the death of a human rights activist in a landmark torture case. The 19 officials, including police...

* Israel should assist UN experts in fact-finding mission * Blockade should be lifted Amnesty International is calling for a prompt and credible international inquiry into the deaths caused by Israel...

Freedom of expression campaigners will protest on Thursday 3 June outside the Azerbaijani embassy in London, calling for an end to the persecution of jailed journalist Eynulla Fatullayev. Amnesty...

The Congolese government must immediately launch a thorough, impartial and independent investigation into the death of Floribert Chebeya Bahizire, one of the country’s leading human rights activists...