Formidable marathon runner Chris Jackson will on Sunday 5th December complete his 12th marathon to raise awareness for the conflict-ridden region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and to raise...

Amnesty International today strongly condemned a call by the Iraqi Interior Minister for the swift execution of 39 alleged al-Qai’da members as they were paraded before journalists, handcuffed and...

Eyewitnesses tell Amnesty that victims were shot at point blank range while lying on the floor Amnesty International has condemned an armed raid led by a paramilitary force (gendarmerie) on an...

The Zimbabwean government should urgently investigate the deaths of newborn babies at a settlement it created to re-house people made homeless by its mass forced eviction programme five years ago...

Amnesty International is calling on the Central African Republic (CAR) to arrest wanted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and surrender him to the International Criminal Court (ICC), should he go...

German street art collective Mentalgassi have collaborated with Brothers and Sisters creative team Lisa Jelliffe and Kirsten Rutherford to create a series of unique art installations for Amnesty...

Amnesty International has today condemned the Iranian authorities for carrying out the execution of Khadijeh Jahed, known as “Shahla”, the temporary wife of a prominent Iranian footballer, at Evin...

Suspected war criminals could be handed a ‘free ticket to escape the law’ - Kate Allen Amnesty International has reacted with dismay at the announcement of new measures restricting the issuing of...

One of the diplomatic cables leaked by WikiLeaks corroborates images released earlier this year by Amnesty International showing that the US military carried out a missile strike in south Yemen in...

Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian authorities to fully investigate the deaths, violence and other human rights abuses that marred Sunday’s parliamentary elections. At least eight people...