Ten years after the US-led invasion ended the brutal rule of Saddam Hussein, Iraq remains enmeshed in a grim cycle of human rights abuses, including attacks on civilians, torture of detainees, unfair...

Sentences come on eve of visit of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall The sentencing of two human rights activists to five and 10 years’ imprisonment in Saudi Arabia is yet another stain...

Ahead of a visit from the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall to Saudi Arabia on 11 March as part of a nine-day tour of the region, Amnesty International released the following briefing...

An alert issued last night by the Zimbabwe police on state television which implied a prominent human rights defender, Jestina Mukoko, was on the run from the law is a new low in the recent crackdown...

*New campaign launched ahead of Women’s Day Ahead of International Women’s Day, Amnesty International has launched a new campaign on women’s rights in Afghanistan, with a call on the UK government to...

New satellite images show the North Korean government is expanding the perimeters of prison camps north of the capital Pyongyang and blurring the lines between the camps and the surrounding population...

A wave of violent attacks against Bangladesh’s minority Hindu community shows the urgent need for the authorities to provide them with better protection, Amnesty International said. Over the past week...

*One faces crucifixion after execution *Campaigners making urgent appeals to King Abdullah Amnesty International is calling on the Saudi Arabian authorities to cancel plans for the execution of seven...

Parliament due to debate new restrictions on NGOs and freedom of assembly Two laws that would severely restrict the work of independent civil society organisations and limit freedom of assembly in...

Amnesty International warned that armed groups such as al-Shabab could get their hands on more weapons if the United Nations Security Council agree to lift the arms embargo on Somalia later this week...