In response to the reported release of the former British ambassador Vicky Bowman and her artist husband Htein Lin , who had been jailed in Myanmar’s post-coup crackdown, Polly Truscott, Amnesty...

More than 15,000 reportedly arrested in protest crackdown, with the judiciary announcing 1,024 indictments in Iran province alone Parliamentarians demand ‘no leniency’, and head of judiciary urges...

Oscar contender Joyland has been banned by the Pakistani government The country had one of the most progressive legislations on transgender rights in the world ‘We hope this disappointing decision of...

Four Kuwaiti men, Syrian man, Pakistani man and an Ethiopian woman due to be put to death on Wednesday Executions would be first in the country for nearly six years ‘Kuwait must urgently commute these...

Global summit taking place amid increasing clampdown on freedoms in Indonesia At least 834 people were victims of physical and digital attacks by state and non-state actors between January 2019 and...

Two of the UK’s biggest human rights organisations take over ads on ConservativeHome and LabourList to urge the Government ditch Bill of Rights Bill The Bill would rip up the Human Rights Act and...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has avoided mentioning compensation campaign Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers have suffered abuse to make showpiece tournament possible ‘Time is short but it’s...

In response to the UK government signing a deal with France to curb people crossing the Channel, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: “This deal...

In the height of Covid-19, 375 trans and gender diverse people reported to have been killed globally in one year Amnesty documented discrimination, violence and marginalisation of transgender people...

Civilian death toll continues to rise Further Russian attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure is likely to continue ‘Preserving evidence of war crimes must be a priority. This is essential to...