Nearly 700 families have been forcibly evicted from two make-shift camps by the Haitian authorities in the last two weeks, reported Amnesty International. The families, all victims of the earthquake...

Russia’s Parliament has backed a bill which outlaws the “propaganda of homosexuality among minors” in a move that will restrict fundamental human rights and is in breach of the country’s international...

‘As we’ve seen with Malala Yousufzai … the Taleban in both Afghanistan and Pakistan are fiercely hostile to women’s rights’ - Kate Allen Commenting on talks being hosted today by the Prime Minister...

The Greek authorities must investigate accusations of torture after mugshots of four bank-robbery suspects were doctored apparently to remove signs of injury, Amnesty International said today. On...

‘Many people are genuinely afraid of being arrested, or worse, by the military’ - Gaëtan Mootoo The Malian army has committed serious human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian...

The film star Gael Garcia Bernal has backed Amnesty International’s call for an end to impunity for human rights abuses in South America. Gael García Bernal stars in the Oscar-nominated film ‘No’...

The continuing mystery over the fate and whereabouts of opposition politician Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh who was detained five years ago demonstrates the failure of Chad to deliver justice and end...

Gael García Bernal, the star of the Oscar-nominated film ‘NO’, will take part in a Q and A with Amnesty International to be broadcast live on YouTube at 3.45pm today (31 January 2013), ahead of the...

Conditions in the jail are ‘truly appalling’ - Philip Luther Amnesty International has expressed concern at the situation in a Yemeni prison where scores of Children's rights are on hunger strike to...

A Russian court’s decision to uphold a ban on videos of Pussy Riot’s protest performance in a Moscow cathedral last year highlights the escalating clampdown on freedom of expression in the country...