Dozens of student activists kept behind bars in Iran, some since 2009, must be freed immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International urged, as thousands marked National Student Day at...

Petition to embassy in London comes three years after Ramze Shihab Ahmed’s arrest Amnesty International is set to deliver a petition to the Iraq embassy in London tomorrow (7 December, at 10am)...

Amnesty International today criticised Iran’s judicial system for undermining its own rule of law. Speaking after prisoner of conscience Nasrin Sotoudeh reportedly ended her hunger strike after the...

Armed group carried out floggings, amputations and summary public executions One body was crucified for several days Hand of an amputated man was hung in town square as warning to others The people of...

Roger Tooth, the picture editor of The Guardian, today became the latest judge for Amnesty’s Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition – and immediately offered a once-in-a-lifetime prize to...

The Israeli government’s announcement that it is to expand settlements in the West Bank in response to the United Nations vote on Palestinian statehood violates human rights and international...

Court hearing on Monday could free men on bail Amnesty International is calling on the Bahraini authorities to release 13 opposition activists and prisoners of conscience ahead of a court decision on...

Palestine's historic recognition as a non-member observer state of the United Nations brings with it obligations under international law, Amnesty International said today. The vote at the UN General...

François Hollande is failing to adequately deliver on his pre-election promises to protect the rights of migrant Roma, a new report by Amnesty International reveals today. The report goes on to demand...