The US authorities must drop all charges against Julian Assange relating to his publishing activities, and the UK must reject the related US extradition request, Amnesty International said today as...

Spit hoods can cause extreme distress and restricted breathing Call for ‘thorough’ investigation into Prude’s death as part of wide-ranging review of US policing ‘People should not die when they call...

‘The world must know the truth about this brazen attempt on the life of a Russian opposition leader’ - Marie Struthers The Russian authorities must explain how a nerve agent was used to poison the...

Responding to the arrest of nine men in Jakarta for holding what police described as a “gay party,” Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said: “There is no legal...

649 deaths in UK - third-highest reported figure for any country globally Social care worker deaths make up more than half of UK total (325) ‘For over seven thousand people to die while trying to save...

Electric shocks and waterboarding part of an array of torture techniques used, including against children as young as ten Grossly unfair trials often lasted less than an hour, with death sentences...

Monthly minimum wage introduced, while changing jobs without employer's permission now possible Migrant workers previously ‘at the mercy of abusive employers’ ‘This is an encouraging sign that Qatar...

On International Day of the Disappeared, Amnesty International is calling for the truth regarding the whereabouts of Burundi journalist Jean Bigirimana. Today marks 1,500 days since Jean went missing...

Police in Delhi must be investigated for committing multiple human rights abuses during riots in the Indian state in February, Amnesty International India said in a new briefing published today. The...

Controversial case of Ali al-Nimr and two other Shia activists to be reviewed All three arrested as juveniles and sentenced to death after allegedly suffering torture Announcement ‘is a significant...