Two people were sentenced to death last year in Malawi Move part of trend toward abolition of capital punishment in sub-Saharan Africa ‘This is a vital victory against the death penalty’ - Deprose...

Prestigious Amnesty Media Awards 2021 winners announced at virtual ceremony ‘In a year when much of the world ground to a halt, thankfully the vital work of human rights journalism continued’ - Kate...

“We urge the Secretary of State not to delay. Those in need of abortion healthcare have waited long enough.” – Grainne Teggart Amnesty International has welcomed the passage of regulations at...

Protests against ‘succession’ of President Idriss Déby’s son Mahamat after leader’s death last week Civil society organisations and opposition parties call for further protests ‘No one should face...

Environmentalist Andrei Borovikov reported to authorities six years after sharing video Prosecution says German band’s Pussy video is ‘pornographic’ and of no artistic value ‘It is astonishing that...

Mehran Raoof at risk of long jail sentence as Revolutionary Court trial to begin Like Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori, union activist is UK-Iranian dual-national ‘We fear he’s going to...

Decision to revoke residency permits of Syrian refugees puts them at risk of torture, enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention if forced back ‘It beggars belief that the Danish authorities could...

In response to the Home Office making the decision to begin the process to evict some asylum seekers ‘with immediate effect’, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Refugee and Migrants Director at Amnesty...

British mother given fresh one-year jail term after recently completing five-year sentence Case beset by numerous setbacks amid criticism of UK government inaction ‘We fear that going back to jail...

‘Don’t suffer the same delays we experienced. Demand a redress process in tandem with an inquiry’ – Jon McCourt The Northern Ireland Executive should set up a redress scheme to operate in parallel...