Responding to the latest Government statistics on homelessness, Jen Clark, Economic and Social Rights Lead at Amnesty International UK, said: “The latest statistics show that 178,560 households...

Reacting to the fatal stabbing of Azerbaijani human rights defender Vidadi Isgandarli in France, where he had been living in exile, Natalia Nozadze, Amnesty International’s Researcher for South...

Amnesty International has designated three prominent human rights defenders from Hong Kong and mainland China prisoners of conscience today as the organisation called for their immediate and...

The MV Kathrin, a Portuguese-flagged vessel reportedly carrying explosives bound for Israel, is currently heading for Montenegro and Slovenia Ship is believed to be carrying eight containers of...

Investigatory Powers Tribunal for journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey starts tomorrow (Tuesday) with cross-examination of witnesses London court hearing looking into claims the two Belfast...

Even this grim death toll may be lower than the reality due to under-reporting in the country The number of those put to death - including some for drugs offences - is the highest since 1990 ‘Where...

Amnesty International backs calls by NUJ for a fresh investigation into the killing No-one convicted in 23 years since murder of journalist The failure to bring to justice those responsible for the...

Taliban’s violation of women’s and girls’ rights likely amounts to a crime against humanity The international community should pursue all available avenues to end ongoing human rights violations in...

The prominent blogger, writer and human rights activist is due to be released on Sunday after five years of arbitrary imprisonment Egypt has track record of submitting political detainees to ‘rotation...

Journalists Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam should have their convictions quashed Authorities must stop using sedition charge to gag press freedom and other human rights ‘There has rarely been a more...