‘Despite the dangers, many qualified women remain ready and willing to help determine Afghanistan’s future’ - Horia Mosadiq With the mandate of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in...

The Chinese authorities must end the excessive use of force against peaceful Tibetan protesters, Amnesty International said today, after police fired on and injured dozens of demonstrators. Reports...

‘Failure to bring to justice those responsible for sectarian attacks sends the message that Copts and other religious minorities are fair game’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui The authorities in Egypt are...

Mikhail Kosenko was arrested after he took part in a Bolotnaya Square protest in May 2012 which turned violent. © Private ‘This is an appallingly unfair conviction and an ominously cruel punishment of...

New report on case that ‘marks a symbolic moment for hundreds of other torture victims of Ben Ali’s regime’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui A 22-year-long campaign to uncover the truth about the death of a...

‘Today’s decision is extremely disappointing’ - Steven W Hawkins Amnesty International has condemned today’s decision by the US Supreme Court to deny a petition to the court by a man with an IQ of 70...

The Kenyan government must put an immediate end to mass evictions until legal safeguards are put in place to protect the human rights of thousands of residents living in slums and informal settlements...

Amnesty International have condemned the Moscow authorities’ decision to block their planned Sochi protest against the lack of freedom of expression in Russia. The authorities pulled the plug on the...

‘The Louisiana prison authorities put this man through hell’ - Tessa Murphy Responding to news of the death today of Herman Wallace, the 71-year-old “Angola 3” prisoner who has died just days after...

Hundreds of Children's rights are being killed and thousands forced out of education across northern Nigeria as horrific assaults on schools by armed attackers become more targeted, Amnesty...