Amnesty International is urging Timor-Leste to close a legal loophole that is allowing war crimes committed during the 1975-1999 Indonesian occupation to go unpunished. Crimes against humanity and...

Amnesty International today (Monday 28th June) announced its sensational line-up for the famed Stand Up For Freedom comedy event at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Featuring 2009 award-winner Tim Key...

Amnesty International has joined with fairsharemusic to provide “feelgood downloading” at the new music download site. Music fans can now donate to Amnesty as they download, at no extra cost and with...

At the close of a crucial “evidentiary hearing” for Troy Davis, 41, a man who has been on death row in the US state of Georgia for nearly 19 years, Anne Emanuel, legal analyst for Amnesty...

Amnesty International has condemned a three-year prison sentence imposed yesterday on a Syrian lawyer and human rights defender who had publicised the unfair trials of political prisoners. The...

The Uzbekistani authorities must stop forcibly returning refugees to Kyrgyzstan while fears persist of continuing instability in the south of Kyrgyzstan, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty has...

Mae Amnest Rhyngwladol wedi croesawu cynlluniau Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru i gynnal dadl y prynhawn ‘ma (23 Mehefin). Bydd y ddadl yn canolbwyntio ar effaith y blocad ar Gaza i gael ymchwiliad...

UK’s ‘memorandum of understanding’ deal with Libya criticised Human rights are suffering in Libya as it continues to stall on reform despite the country’s efforts to play a greater international role...

Online fundraising appeal surpasses expectations Amnesty International UK’s first attempt at online fundraising to pay for advertising space has proved to be a phenomenal success. Amnesty used...

Prosecutions may be necessary to ensure justice Government action needed on Eames-Bradley recommendations On Sunday 30 January 1972, known as Bloody Sunday, 13 civil rights marchers were shot dead and...