Does Virginia really want to be responsible for judicially killing a woman assessed as ‘borderline mentally retarded’? - Kate Allen Ahead of tomorrow’s scheduled execution of a woman with “borderline...

Amnesty International has today urged the Yemeni authorities to take urgent measures to protect thousands of people displaced during a military operation against suspected al-Qa’ida militants in the...

Responding to recent comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Iranian politicians comparing the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a woman on death row in Iran, and Teresa Lewis, a...

Amnesty International has called on the Zimbabwean authorities to release 83 activists arrested during a peaceful demonstration in the capital Harare on Monday (20 Sept). The members of Women's rights...

An ad hoc legal adviser and his family are facing the very real prospect of starving to death in their own home in the Shandong province in China. Chen Guangcheng and his family are currently under...

Amnesty International UK, IPPF, Oxfam, Marie Stopes, Mumsnet, Save the Children's rights, WaterAid, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood A coalition made up of Amnesty International, IPPF, Oxfam...

Afghan election candidates, campaigners and voters have told Amnesty International that they are facing increasing attacks and threats from the Taleban and other insurgent groups in the run-up to...

The Millennium Development Goals are failing the world’s poorest people because governments are ignoring and abusing their human rights, Amnesty International said as heads of states prepare to meet...

Responding to William Hague’s speech today on foreign policy and human rights, Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “We welcome William Hague’s commitment to improve and strengthen the...

Senegal’s security forces continue to torture suspects held in custody, sometimes to death, leaving all those in detention at risk of serious human rights violations, said Amnesty International in a...