The end of an inadequately regulated global Arms moved a step closer late last night after representatives of several nations agreed to sign up to a new Arms Treaty. The Treaty was adopted by the...

'It has taken the United Nations more than two years to even begin to address the grave human rights abuses being committed' UK among the countries that introduced yesterday’s General Assembly...

Homophobia has reached endemic levels in Ukraine, a new report launched by Amnesty International revealed today. The 17-page report was launched in Kiev a day before the International Day Against...

Amnesty international has condemned the forthcoming trial of five media activists in Syria who face charges of “propagating terrorist acts” before an unfair court on 19 May. The five are independent...

‘The authorities in Bahrain seem to be using every trick in the book to stop people from expressing their views’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui The Bahraini authorities must immediately release five men...

The authorities in Indonesia must immediately halt the execution of three men, expected imminently, Amnesty International said today. According to the Attorney General’s Office three men; Suryadi...

The arrest of at least nine activists who were trying to organise a peaceful demonstration in Equatorial Guinea is further evidence of the authorities’ determination to clamp down on free speech ahead...

24-year-old Dimyana Obeid Abd Al Nour accused of touching her stomach or knee when speaking of Prophet Muhammad A Coptic Christian teacher detained in Egypt on charges of “defamation of religion” must...

‘45 years film’ marks Hakamada Iwao’s time on death row since 1968 Photo of 16-year-old Rohan and 17-year-old Tom available Two school pupils from Birmingham’s King Edward’s School have made a hard...

Twenty years after independence, Eritrea’s prisons are filled with thousands of political prisoners locked up without ever being charged, many of whom are never heard from again, Amnesty International...