Amnesty International and the Omega Research Foundation today called on global governments to support a UN-led process to regulate the trade in law enforcement equipment, highlighting how weapons such...

Ahead of the Home Secretary Priti Patel’s meeting today with the French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin over deterring migrants crossing the English Channel, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty...

One woman and her five-year-old daughter both raped at border crossing Another woman who was raped was told, ‘This is to welcome you to your country’ ‘They electrocuted me between the eyes. I felt my...

The Lebanese authorities must prioritise the redistribution of fuel to hospitals and other healthcare facilities, which are on the brink of collapse, Amnesty International said today as it criticised...

Maryia Kalesnikava and Maksim Znak sentenced to 11 and 10 years respectively ‘[Mariya and Maksim’s sentences are] designed to crush the hopes of the millions of people they spoke for’ - Bruce Millar...

Slimane Bouhafs, an Algerian Christian convert and UNHCR-recognised refugee, was apparently abducted in Tunis on 25 August Activist has re-appeared in a court in Algeria where he faces undisclosed...

State of emergency declaration risks worsening already dire situation for group of Afghans at the border ‘The authorities are attempting to cynically exploit this power to target people seeking asylum...

The six men were arrested after collecting their passports from the Syrian embassy Five of the men are from Daraa, where intense fighting is ongoing ‘No part of Syria is safe for returns, and these...

Angelina Jolie and Amnesty International have joined forces to create a powerful resource for children and young people to learn about their rights, with the publication today (2 September) of a hard...

Supreme Court declined to intervene despite emergency petition from Texas abortion clinics ‘What is at stake with this law and those like it is the human right of people to control their own bodies’ -...