The bomb attacks which according to official reports killed 'two Asians' and injured a third need to be investigated thoroughly and independently, Amnesty International said today. Hassiba Hadj...

The Iranian authorities must protect all detainees and prisoners from harassment and degrading treatment, said Amnesty International, after nine female political prisoners, including prisoners of...

Round-ups of dissidents, “black jails” used, heightened internet restrictions to “seal the network” The Chinese authorities are intensifying a crackdown against dissidents ahead of the imminent...

New video evidence emerged on Thursday which appears to show an armed group in Syria’s Idlib province carrying out a mass summary killing of men in their custody. In the footage – which is reported to...

The acquittal of Greek journalist Costas Vaxevanis is a victory for freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today. Marek Marczyński, Europe and Central Asia Deputy Programme Director at...

Round-ups of dissidents, “black jails” used, heightened internet restrictions to “seal the network” The Chinese authorities are intensifying a crackdown against dissidents ahead of the imminent...

The 16-year-old son of Bassem Tamimi, a detained Palestinian rights activist in the occupied West Bank, was himself arrested by Israeli soldiers today during the regular weekly protest against the...

Jeremy Irons today (1 Nov) urged people throughout the UK to send a message of solidarity and hope to men, Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and Children's rights around the...

The brutal actions of Nigeria's security forces in response to Boko Haram's campaign of terror are making an already desperate situation even worse, Amnesty International said in a report released...

The Greek authorities has a duty to uphold the right to freedom of speech Amnesty International warned today, following the prosecution of Greek journalist Kostas Vaxevanis. The organisation’s...