A new hard-hitting report from Amnesty International has revealed a worrying trend towards restriction of freedom of expression in Turkey. The report, Decriminalise dissent: Time to deliver on the...

‘The government has created a very un-British secret justice system’ - Tim Hancock Responding to a vote in the House of Lords this evening which saw the government’s controversial Justice and Security...

‘The opposition must not waver - it has both a duty and an opportunity to denounce abuses carried out by armed opposition groups’ - Ann Harrison Global pressure must be applied to all parties in the...

The Algerian authorities have prevented a delegation of 96 trade unionists and civil society activists from crossing the border into Tunisia to attend the World Social Forum (WSF) this week, violating...

Civilians in the Central African Republic, including members of President Bozizé’s government still in the country, must be protected, Amnesty International said after rebels seized the capital...

Amnesty International issued an ultimatum to the UK Government today: “Up your game now” and champion a bullet proof Treaty or risk missing a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to save the lives of...

Amnesty International’s Moscow office is currently being inspected by prosecutors and tax inspectors - part of a wave of inspections of nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) across Russia in recent...

New report criticises opposition leader’s initial trial on day her appeal starts Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire must be allowed an appeal that meets international fair trial standards...

‘Not only is Nabeel Rajab unfairly imprisoned, the authorities are now trying to silence his supporters and family’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui The Bahraini authorities must respect freedom of expression...

Progress as acid attacks and stalking recognised and requirement of permission to prosecute public servants scrapped Problems include impunity for marital rape, regressive provisions such as death...