Last week a 12-year-old escaped abduction and a 26-year-old was murdered Since November there have been seven recorded attacks against people with albinism ‘These attacks are fuelled by a culture of...

US to stop supporting Saudi-led operations in Yemen, including the sale of precision-guided munitions Amnesty is calling for all arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE to be blocked ‘Crimes committed...

Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group commander Dominic Ongwen today convicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity ‘We hope this decision provides… redress for the 4,000 victims who participated...

Electric vehicles considered essential to tackle climate change but batteries pose serious risks to human rights and environment Evidence from South America has pointed to lithium extraction damaging...

Kremlin critic has previously suspended sentence activated by Moscow court Detention facilities filled beyond capacity after mass arrests, with Amnesty staff member among those swept up ‘This latest...

UN Security Council to hold emergency closed meeting this afternoon UN should hold open session, impose targeted sanctions against military and arms embargo, and refer situation to the ICC ‘An...

Responding to the arrest of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and others amid reports that a military coup is underway in Myanmar, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns, Ming...

Ongoing tear gas misuse leading to protesters’ deaths and injuries Website details more than 100 incidents in 31 countries and territories “The ongoing misuse of tear gas by police forces around the...

Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of the hundreds of protesters detained today in Moscow and other Russian cities. Today’s arrests and violent dispersals...

Two men caned 77 times each in ‘cruel’ punishment in front of 100-strong crowd Aceh is only province of Indonesia where floggings take place, with at least 254 people flogged last year ‘No-one...