‘Even a media organisation engaged in propaganda is still a civilian object, so it and those working for it must never be deliberately targeted’ - Ann Harrison Amnesty International has condemned the...

Amnesty International UK will host a free screening of the acclaimed documentary about the notorious case of the “Angola 3” on Tuesday 10 July. The 2010 film - In the Land of the Free , with narration...

Amnesty International UK is teaming up with the East End Film Festival this year to support the festival’s biggest and boldest ever programme of LGBTI (LGBT) films. On Thursday 5 July, the Hackney...

At least 20 cases of death in custody in Libya recorded in past 10 months The extradition of former Libyan prime minister al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi from Tunisia puts him in danger of torture, unfair...

The arrests in South Africa of members of a police unit allegedly linked to numerous unlawful killings and incidents of torture is a breakthrough in fighting impunity for grave human rights violations...

The deaths of 15 civilians in a Taleban attack on a hotel outside Kabul is a shocking reminder of why the Afghan government must work with the International Criminal Court to help bring to justice all...

The Sudanese authorities must end its ruthless crackdown on protests and stop the harassment of journalists covering demonstrations, Amnesty International said after riot police in Khartoum used tear...

Meeting between Michael Moore MP and David Grimason to convey Scots' support for Arms Treaty Event taking place ahead of historic UN negotiations for first global Arms Treaty Scottish Arms Control...

Following an armed police raid on a human rights workshop attended by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists in Kampala on Monday (18 June), Amnesty International has reiterated its...

In response to news that Northern Ireland man Liam Holden, the last person to be sentenced to death in the United Kingdom, has had his conviction quashed after a court heard that the confession was...