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Bahrain: Reinstate nationality of 31 opposition figures

The 31 include two former MPs, brothers Jawad and Jalal Fairouz now in London

Bangladesh: Death sentences for 152 mutineers a 'perversion of justice'

Today’s death sentences handed down by a Bangladeshi court to 152 people involved in a 2009 mutiny are a perversion of justice, Amnesty International said.

Honduras: Elections offer chance of turning point for country with world's highest murder rate

Amnesty International has issued a stark warning to the presidential candidates in the upcoming Honduran elections – commit to human rights now or risk deepening the country’s humanitarian

Russia: Masked assailants in homophobic attack must be brought to justice

The Russian authorities must promptly find and bring to justice all those responsible for a violent homophobic attack in St Petersburg that has left two people injured, including one who has been left

Book launch and panel discussion: 'Bergen-Belsen 1945: A Medical Student's Journal'

What: In April 1945, 21-year-old medical student Michael Hargrave from the UK, volunteered to help in Europe and was sent to newly-liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in German

Hundreds of grim reapers protest at Cameron's stance on Sri Lanka

Hundreds of Amnesty supporters dressed as grim reapers accompanied by lookalikes of Prime Minister David Cameron, Foreign Secretary William Hague and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa gathered in

Egypt: Ousted President Mohamed Morsi must be brought to court and granted a lawyer

The Egyptian authorities must ensure ousted President Mohamed Morsi appears in court tomorrow and is granted immediate access to a lawyer and all his rights of defence, said Amnesty International today.

UN: Victims' right to justice must take priority at talks on Kenya ICC trials

The United Nations Security Council must not lose sight of victims’ right to obtain justice for the horrific crimes that took place in Kenya’s post-election period nearly six years ago, Am

Syrian refugees being denied entry into neighbouring Jordan - new report

Desperate families reduced to scavenging for food by roadside after border closure. Jordan is denying entry to desperate Syrian refugees who have been forced to sleep rough and scavenge for food by the roadside,…

Poland grants 'injured person' status to Guantánamo detainee over torture allegations

Poland ‘must have the political courage to tell the truth about the CIA secret site and what happened there’