‘We were 107 [on board] … the waves were taking the boat up and down ... I can’t count how many died’ - Lamin, from Mali

Letter from Saman Naseem details how as 17-year-old he was tortured for 97 days into making a false confession

‘The government has apparently gone against its own stated policy of only executing those convicted on terrorism charges’ - David Griffiths

Amnesty International has welcomed the recommendation by the House of Commons Home Affa

‘Shaker has been shoved down one of Guantánamo ’s rabbit holes’ - Kate Allen

Both sides to the conflict in eastern Ukraine must take immediate steps to protect civilians in the days before a ceasefire comes into force on Saturday, Amnesty International said today.

Twenty-six years after the killing of Belfast solicitor Patrick Finucane, Amnesty International says the UK’s failure to hold an independent public inquiry into the circumstances of his death

EU countries should be hanging their heads in shame following reports this morning that as many as 300 migrants are believed to have died in the Mediterranean off the Italian island of La

The inclusion of Kincora Boys' Home in the Westminster child abuse inquiry is expected to be raised by members of the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee today (2pm).