Rare mass act of defiance – Amnesty urges no reprisals for the public support shown The Chinese authorities must immediately release two Falun Gong practitioners jailed for their beliefs in Hebei...

Prominent Syrian dissident and prisoner of conscience Kamal al-Labwani was released today after spending six years in prison for his peaceful political opposition to the ruling regime. Although he was...

Juan Mendez’s comments made ahead of UK book launch The United Nations expert on torture has said the planned inquiry into allegations of the UK’s involvement in torture during the “war on terror”...

‘It is time for the UN Security Council to finally step up to the plate’ - Philip Luther The Arab League's decision to suspend Syria must spur the UN Security Council into action, Amnesty...

Amnesty has names of over 3,000 killed so far Two Syrian activists have been missing from their home town of Aleppo since 2 November, raising fears that they have been arrested and are being held in...

Portishead are releasing a single called 'Chase the Tear', with all earnings going towards Amnesty’s human rights work and all rights given to the organisation. The five-minute track was previously...

Gweinidog a Bardd y Brenin ymhlith y rhai sy’n cefnogi’r pecyn addysg Daeth mawrion llenyddiaeth a gwleidyddiaeth at ei gilydd heddiw (10 Tachwedd) yn Ysgol Gyfun Llandeilo Ferwallt yn Abertawe i...

Expert says Reginald Brooks suffers from paranoid schizophrenia A 66-year-old man diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia faces execution in the US state of Ohio next week (Tuesday 15 November) despite...

Responding to news that some Northern Ireland MPs are supporting a call for a debate in the House of Commons on the reintroduction of the death penalty, Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland Programme...

Letter to Arab League calls for more action The Arab League must press Syria to allow entry for independent human rights monitors, Amnesty International said today, as killings and arrests continue in...