The beheading of a woman convicted of “witchcraft and sorcery” is deeply shocking and highlights the urgent need for a halt in executions in Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International said today. The...

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Amnesty International today announced the appointment of Thomas Schultz-Jagow to the newly-created post of Senior Director of Campaigns and Communications, based at the organisation’s International...

The Romanian authorities must re-open an investigation into CIA secret detention centres on its territory, Amnesty International said today, after new evidence of secret prisons was revealed by a...

Amnesty International said today it considers three Zimbabwean human rights activists arrested this week to be “prisoners of conscience” and called for their immediate and unconditional release. The...

‘US arms shipments to Egypt’s security forces must be stopped’ - Brian Wood Data obtained by Amnesty International shows that the USA has repeatedly transferred ammunition to Egypt despite security...

The Russian authorities must halt police mistreatment of election protesters, journalists and detainees, said Amnesty International today, ahead of further planned opposition demonstrations in the...

A hard-line group of Asian countries are defying the global trend against the death penalty and putting to death thousands of people after unfair trials every year, Amnesty International and...

The arrest of a prominent Syrian-American blogger apparently for her peaceful pro-reform activities is another step backwards for the Syrian regime, Amnesty International said today. Razan Ghazzawi...

The Russian authorities must release all of the peaceful protesters detained over the weekend amid allegations of fraud in Sunday's parliamentary elections, Amnesty International said today. More than...