Libyan medical teams have told Amnesty International how they came under fire from pro-Gaddafi security forces yesterday while carrying out their medical work. Two medics from the Libyan Red Crescent...

Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian authorities to release a man sentenced by a military court yesterday to five years in prison, apparently for exercising his right to peaceful protest...

Amnesty International is urging countries neighbouring Libya to keep their borders open to migrants as fears of a humanitarian crisis grow with thousands of migrants attempting to flee unrest in the...

Pakistan’s government must ensure that the killers of Shahbaz Bhatti, the country’s minister for minorities, are brought to justice, Amnesty International said today. Bhatti, the only Christian member...

About 2,000 Indian farmers could lose their livelihoods in the next month if a proposed US$12 billion steel plant operation involving South Korean steel giant POSCO goes ahead, Amnesty International...

Pro-Gbagbo ‘Young Patriot’ group kills man in burning tyre attack Amnesty International has urged authorities in Ivory Coast to protect the population as tens of thousands of people were forced to...

Amnesty International today (1 March) released a new report detailing unlawful killings and acts of brutality by Tunisian security forces during the protests in December and January that led to the...

Vietnam’s clampdown on political dissent – inspired by growing fears of a Middle East style uprising there – could see a renowned human rights activist face the death penalty. Dr Nguyen Dan Que was...

New York: Campaigners today [28 February] called on governments meeting at the United Nations to ensure no weapons or munitions are sold to human rights abusers. The call came as delegates meet this...

Amnesty International has called on the Omani authorities to rein in their security forces after at least two people were reported to have been killed when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at...