Amnesty International has welcomed the publication of regulations for the provision of abortion services in Northern Ireland but warned that they will fail to keep women safe during the current health...

For past six months, Israel has barred Laith Abu Zeyad from travelling for undisclosed ‘security reasons’ Campaigner prevented from seeing his dying mother in December ‘The notion that Laith Abu Zeyad...

Following an announcement that prisons in England and Wales have been put on “immediate lockdown” due to the latest coronavirus prevention measures, Amnesty International UK is urging the Government...

More than 120,000 prisoners held in jails with capacity of only 80,000 Authorities must prevent infection among prison population, including by early releases ‘We must leave no one behind in the face...

Hamid Haydara, prisoner of conscience of Baha’i faith, originally arrested in 2013 and subjected to unfair five-year trial process ‘There is no question that Hamid Haydara is being sentenced to death...

UK Parliament today will debate the emergency Coronavirus Bill Amnesty is calling on the Government to ensure human rights are at the centre of all efforts 'These are extraordinary times, which...

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has approved new measures allowing women to take both abortion pills at home as part of Covid-19 response Amnesty International UK is calling for the measures to be...

Prisoners already held in inhumane conditions in overcrowded jails Booker-shortlisted novelist Ahdaf Soueif among those arrested after protests this wee k Amid rising fears over the spread of...

Workers in Doha’s Industrial Area reportedly in lockdown Social distancing impossible in cramped, unsanitary accommodation camps ‘Migrant workers trapped in camps … are at particular risk of exposure...

INDIA: EXECUTION OF DELHI BUS MURDERERS WON’T END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN First executions in India in nearly five years Expert committee had previously warned against death penalty in sexual offence...