‘The authorities have failed … comprehensively to break the stranglehold of the militias’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui Hundreds of armed militias have a stranglehold on Libya and are committing a string of...

The Burmese authorities should immediately and unconditionally free all prisoners of conscience, Amnesty International said as 80 inmates, including some 24 political prisoners and 34 foreigners, were...

Ukrainian police officers were instructed by their superiors not to make physical contact with visiting fans during Euro 2012, while continuing their brutal treatment of ordinary Ukrainians, Amnesty...

Time to end ‘body bag’ approach to arms control and support a robust Arms Treaty Political leaders have an historic opportunity to place human rights and humanitarian aims above self-interest and...

New report on militias in Libya to be published on 5 July Amnesty International has welcomed the release of four International Criminal Court staff members in Libya today, while criticising their...

It is time for governments the world over to show proper support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), Amnesty International said as the ICC celebrated a decade of pursuing justice for people...

Amnesty International has welcomed the UK Prime Minister’s support to deliver an Arms Treaty (ATT) and has called on him to ensure his government pushes for the most effective treaty possible as they...

‘The army’s powers to arrest, detain and investigate civilians … are the most urgent threat to the rule of law’ - Salil Shetty Amnesty International today called on Egypt’s new president to break the...

Foreign ministers gathering in Geneva for talks on Syria have a responsibility to ensure that as violence intensifies and civilian casualties continue to mount, the establishment of a dedicated human...

UK and Isle of Man-registered shell companies involved in supplying battle tanks used in attacks by SPLA A ready flow of military weapons from China, Sudan and Ukraine has triggered indiscriminate...