LONDON, MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 2017 Amnesty International is hosting a special performance of the play about the jailed British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe at its east London headquarters on...

‘All settlement goods are tainted by illegality and the UK Government should put a stop to the trade in these goods’ - Kate Allen The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is being asked to ban the sale in...

Many civilians still buried under the rubble UK military should release precise information about its attacks Marking the one-year point today since Iraqi forces and a US-led military coalition...

As the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council meets today to discuss subjects including Human Rights and Myanmar, Iverna McGowan, Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office...

Authorities fire at patients seeking hospital treatment after protests One patient “lost more than a litre of blood” but is too scared to receive help More than 500 people arrested in the two weeks...

Actors James McAvoy, Claire Danes and Ben Stiller have joined a host of Hollywood stars in calling for the immediate release of 11 prominent human rights defenders in Turkey. More than 20 celebrities...

‘The wave of unlawful killings … will continue even if the shooters happen to be wearing different uniforms’ - James Gomez Responding to news that the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has reduced...

One hundred days after their wrongful arrest, Amnesty International is leading a global demand for the immediate and unconditional release of 11 prominent human rights defenders in Turkey. Ten...

The passing of a new law reforming the legal recognition of gender identity is an historical step forward for transgender people in Greece, said Amnesty International. The new law adopted today...

Family and supporters of two Britons jailed in Iran are staging a “Bring Them Home” demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament in central London tomorrow ( Wednesday 11 October, 11am ) as part of...