Former Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi must be sent to the International Criminal Court to face charges of crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said following reports of his...

The government of Bosnia and Herzegovina must honour its 2010 commitment to ensure justice, truth and reparation for hundreds of survivors of wartime sexual violence, Amnesty International demanded in...

‘The Belarusian authorities must release the bodies to the families’ - John Dalhuisen The execution of two men convicted of carrying out a deadly metro bombing last year in Minsk has been condemned by...

A smear campaign against an Azeri investigative journalist must be investigated after an intimate video recording appeared online, Amnesty International said. Radio Free Europe reporter Khadija...

Investigation needed, say three leading human rights groups Two members of heavy metal band reportedly killed because of appearance The Iraqi government should immediately investigate and bring to...

George Clooney was one of several arrested as part of a demonstration involving Amnesty International and other non-governmental organisations outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington DC to call for...

A ship with a cargo of weapons and explosives en route from the USA to Egypt, must not be allowed to offload because of a substantial risk the weapons will be used by Egyptian security forces to...

The US Navy's Military Sealift Command this afternoon confirmed that a ship with a cargo of US military weapons was en route to Port Said, in Egypt, but insisted the weapons would not be off-loaded in...

31 types of torture - including ‘crucifixion’-type beatings, electric shocks, use of pincers on flesh, male rape with broken bottle or metal skewer

Spotlight on ICC fugitive Joseph Kony shows ‘massive public support’ for international justice effort- Micheal Bochenek Amnesty International has today welcomed the conviction at the International...