The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has contributed most to the progression of human rights in the UK in the last 80 years, a poll by Amnesty International UK and YouGov has found. The milestone...

Amnesty International will install Mark Wallinger’s ‘Ecce Homo’ sculpture at St Paul’s Cathedral in central London on the morning of Tuesday 11 April. The life-size sculpture shows the figure of Jesus...

‘Rather than clamping down on political satire, the state should be using the machinery of justice to investigate the recent horrific reports of mass abduction, torture and killings of gay men in...

The Ethiopian Supreme Court’s ruling today that two bloggers who were facing terrorism charges under the draconian Anti-Terrorism Proclamation (ATP) should face a new trial for offences against the...

Eyewitnesses tell Amnesty of victims vomiting from the nose and mouth before suffering paralysis ‘Children are the first ones to die, they cannot fight … back’ - Syrian doctor describing the aftermath...

Responding to UK trade secretary Liam Fox’s meeting with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, Allan Hogarth, head of policy and government affairs for Amnesty International UK, said: “President...

The torture of a British journalist and his Darfuri producer abducted en route to Jebel Marra, in Sudan’s Darfur region, is not only a grave affront to press freedom, but also proof the Sudanese...

A multinational company responsible for running the Australian government’s refugee “processing” centre on Nauru, with major business links in the UK, is making millions of dollars from a system that...

Responding to news that UK Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Saudi Arabia in the coming days, Allan Hogarth, head of policy and government affairs for Amnesty International UK, said: “Of course we...

The King of Bahrain ratified a constitutional amendment today that paves the way for military trials of civilians, in yet another example of Bahrain’s efforts to dismantle access to justice and fair...