Amnesty International has urged the US authorities in the state of Pennsylvania to drop their pursuit of a murder trial in an adult court for a 13-year-old boy, as it could result in a violation of...

Amnesty International today (24 January) urged José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, who will receive a visit on 24 January by President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan, to make human...

Amnesty International condemns the bomb attack at the Moscow airport Domodedovo which took place at around 16.30 (13.30 GMT) in the arrivals lounge and has resulted in numerous victims. Currently...

Amnesty International has urged the US authorities to alleviate the harsh pre-trial detention conditions of Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking information to Wikileaks. The 23-year-old US...

Amnesty International today condemned the conviction of two South Korean human rights defenders for supporting the families of protestors burnt to death while demonstrating against forced eviction...

Amnesty International has today (24 January) called on the Tunisian authorities to fundamentally overhaul the country’s repressive security apparatus and justice system as part of a human rights...

The Ghana reggae star Blakk Rasta has agreed to engage with Amnesty representatives after his comments made to a website caused international uproar. In an interview given to GhanaMusic.com he...

Spokespeople available in Haiti and London Haitian authorities have told Amnesty International they are launching an investigation into crimes against humanity committed during Jean-Claude “Baby Doc”...

Amnesty International has called on the Kenyan authorities to properly investigate the apparently unprovoked killing of three men by police on a busy Nairobi highway yesterday, as a matter of urgency...

Ex-president’s Jean-Claude Duvalier’s human rights record must face scrutiny Spokespeople available for comment Amnesty International has urged the Haitian authorities to investigate alleged human...