A draft bill going through parliament in Chad will fuel homophobia and be a major backwards step for human rights in the country if passed into law, Amnesty International said today.

#WithSyria coalition launches new campaign after multiple UN Security Council failures

The life sentence handed down by a Chinese court to prominent Uighur academic Ilham Tohti on charges of “separatism” is an affront to justice, Amnesty International said today.

Industry has more than quadrupled in the last decade

Latest wave of Syrians fleeing Islamic State must be given sanctuary in Turkey

US-Egyptian national Mohamed Soltan is among 86 jailed activists on hunger strike

Some of the cities that have won their bid to host games in the European Football Championship in 2020 may use the tournament for image laundering, Amnesty International warned today.

'With these sentences, the absurd meets the unjust' - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui

‘A medieval witch hunt’ against Boko Haram is fuelling massive use of torture ‘Torture is not even a criminal offence in Nigeria’ - Netsanet Belay