Security force harassment and unlawful detention of journalists is undermining freedom of expression in South Sudan, Amnesty International, the Agency for Independent Media (AIM), Committee to Protect...

A prominent Muslim politician and government critic arrested today in Sri Lanka must be released immediately, or charged with an internationally recognisable criminal offence, Amnesty International...

At least 36 journalists killed in targeted attacks so far Opposition forces have mounted online campaigns against journalists, labelling them ‘media shabiha’ Scores of journalists reporting on human...

A million-strong petition may have failed to save him from execution, but Troy Davis – and the campaign to save his life – is now recalled in a new photo exhibition to be staged at the Waterfront Hall...

Second Indian national to die in a Pakistani jail this year The Pakistani authorities must protect Indian prisoners from violence in the country's jails, Amnesty International said today after an...

State governor urged to commute death sentences of five men still on death row The US state of Maryland has confirmed a US and global trend towards ending the death penalty, Amnesty International said...

The killing of a young Afghan woman by her father in front of a large crowd last week - on the grounds that she had “dishonoured” the family - is further proof that the authorities are failing to...

Amnesty says the upcoming CHOGM meeting should not be allowed to take place in Sri Lanka in November unless systematic violations of human rights are stopped. The Sri Lankan government is intensifying...

Smuggled note details asthmatic teenager’s deteriorating health The Syrian authorities must immediately reveal the whereabouts of a 16-year-old boy who has been missing since November, said Amnesty...

Amnesty International has warned of a likely legal challenge if Northern Ireland is left as the only part of the UK without marriage rights for same-sex couples. Speaking in advance of a vote in the...