‘It disturbing that he was not permitted to offer the "public interest" defence' - Anne FitzGerald Bradley Manning must be allowed to argue that he acted in the public interest when he distributed...

‘The inclusion of women in the peace talks must be genuine and meaningful’ - Isabelle Arradon International and Afghan military forces must preserve the modest human rights gains of the past 12 years...

‘Had it not been for legal aid and vital access to judicial review, the UK government could have had blood on its hands from its attempt to forcibly return a Syrian political activist

Amnesty's office in Istanbul being used as makeshift medical centre Urgent steps must be taken by the Turkish authorities to prevent further deaths and injuries and to allow protesters access to their...

‘The use of violence by police on this scale appears designed to deny the right to peaceful protest altogether’ - John Dalhuisen The Turkish authorities must order police to stop using excessive force...

Swift medical action is desperately needed to save a young woman’s life, Amnesty International said after El Salvador’s Minister of Health suggested an early Caesarean section could be performed to...

*Shehadeh’s sister, an Al Arabiya journalist, to launch new Syria freedom of expression foundation at event Amnesty International will host a special film event on Tuesday 18 June on the Syrian film...

Amnesty International today called on the Greek authorities to immediately stop segregating Romani schoolChildren's rights from their peers, after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the...

‘It appears merely to be an attempt to scapegoat NGOs as a way to divert attention away from the authorities’ poor record’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui A new law on non-governmental organisations in Egypt...

Northern Ireland victims of clerical child abuse and former residents of Magdalene Laundry-type institutions are coming together to call on the Northern Ireland Executive to establish inquiries into...