Afghanistan’s human rights community are facing face intimidation, harassment, threats and violence amid intensifying attacks from both the authorities and armed groups, Amnesty International said in...

New data shows 2,500 Syrian refugees forcibly returned in the past three months Almost 2,500 Syrian refugees have been forcibly deported back to Syria in the past three months, according to official...

100 people arrested, 50 kettled and many more prevented from peacefully demonstrating by French authorities Summit talks about the climate crisis and gender equality undermined by heavy-handed...

Human rights violations risk going unreported because of communication blockade Administrative detention used by authorities to curb political mobilisation Amnesty International today called on the...

A video of the killings went viral in July last year Amnesty analysis revealed evidence that the Cameroon military were responsible Seven soldiers are set to go on trial tomorrow (27 August) for the...

During his first year as President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa has presided over a systematic and brutal crackdown on human rights, including the violent suppression of protests and attempts to...

'The Tanzanian authorities are clearly intensifying their crackdown on dissent and journalists are on the frontline of attack’ - Joan Nyanyuki Responding to the arrest of Tanzanian journalist Joseph...

Egyptian authorities must urgently carry out an independent and impartial investigation into the death of Hossam Hamed, a 30-year-old prisoner being held at al-Aqrab prison, amid allegations that he...

13,000 police and restrictions on protests are cause for “grave concern” Ahead of this weekend’s G7 summit during which authorities are expected to unnecessarily scale up police and judicial measures...

Protecting the human rights of Indigenous Peoples is key to preventing further deforestation – Kumi Naidoo Responding to the news of the wildfires that have been raging in the Amazon rainforest for...