Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities to not carry out a sentence ordering a man to be blinded by having acid dropped in both eyes as part of a retribution punishment. Majid...

The murder of a leading light in Mexican’s gay community has re-ignited concerns from Amnesty International for the safety and protection of LGBTI people in the Central American state. Quetzalcoatl...

Growing demands for freedom and justice across the Middle East and North Africa and the rise of social media offer an unprecedented opportunity for human rights change – but this change stands on a...

'Bahrain's government has stacked the deck against the defendants' - Philip Luther A military trial due to be held tomorrow for a group of 21 prominent Bahraini opposition activists must meet...

The Ugandan parliament should reject the Anti-Homosexuality Bill that has been the subject of public hearings before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, said Amnesty International and Human...

Flawed trial set to resume tomorrow Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities to release two US citizens apparently held for political reasons for nearly two years, as their flawed...

At least 48 dead in last four days, thousands could now be in detention At least 48 people have been killed in Syria by the security forces in the last four days, local and international human rights...

Amnesty International today corroborated claims about the use of anti-vehicle mines in Misratah’s port by forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi, as indiscriminate attacks on the Libyan city continue. The...

Attacks by forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi on civilian and residential areas of Misratah may amount to war crimes, Amnesty International said today (6 May) in a new report on the bleak situation in...

Former Irish President Mary Robinson will say this evening (Friday 6 May) that the Arab Spring uprisings are a reminder that human rights are as relevant and necessary today as they have ever been...