Investigation needed, say three leading human rights groups Two members of heavy metal band reportedly killed because of appearance The Iraqi government should immediately investigate and bring to...

George Clooney was one of several arrested as part of a demonstration involving Amnesty International and other non-governmental organisations outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington DC to call for...

A ship with a cargo of weapons and explosives en route from the USA to Egypt, must not be allowed to offload because of a substantial risk the weapons will be used by Egyptian security forces to...

The US Navy's Military Sealift Command this afternoon confirmed that a ship with a cargo of US military weapons was en route to Port Said, in Egypt, but insisted the weapons would not be off-loaded in...

31 types of torture - including ‘crucifixion’-type beatings, electric shocks, use of pincers on flesh, male rape with broken bottle or metal skewer

Spotlight on ICC fugitive Joseph Kony shows ‘massive public support’ for international justice effort- Micheal Bochenek Amnesty International has today welcomed the conviction at the International...

Hundreds of people languish in arbitrary, illegal and often incommunicado detention in Sri Lanka, vulnerable to torture and extrajudicial execution, despite the end of the country’s long conflict...

Human rights organisations across Ethiopia are being forced to close offices and lay off staff because of a ‘crippling’ law, said Amnesty International today in a new report. Amnesty’s report...

The British government has proposed changes to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) which would reverse progress towards access to justice for individuals challenging state...

International forces in Afghanistan need to ensure greater accountability for civilian casualties, Amnesty International said in the wake of the killing of 16 people, among them nine Children's rights...