‘If passed, this bill would send the country back several decades to a precarious time for women and girls’ human rights’ - Jezerca Tigani

President Museveni has two days to veto the Anti-Gay Bill passed by the Ugandan Parliament in order to prevent a dangerous and draconian piece of legislation coming into force, Amnesty Internationa

‘This senseless loss of human life is deeply disturbing’ - John Dalhuisen

Widespread and systemic gender discrimination in Nepal has led to hundreds of thousands of women suffering from ‘uterine prolapse’ a reproductive health condition that leaves them in gr

One year on from Taoiseach Enda Kenny's apology to Magdalene survivors in the Republic of Ireland, women in Northern Ireland are still waiting to hear from Ministers if there will be an inquiry int

‘The dramatic escalation in violence in the last 24 hours is deeply alarming’ - John Dalhuisen

The High Court of England and Wales struck a blow against freedom of expression today when it ruled that the nine-hour detention of David Miranda, partner of the former Guardian journalist

Widespread intimidation and extreme violence are forcing Somali refugees out of Kenya, according to an Amnesty International report issued today.

‘The Bahraini authorities must not place Zainab Al Khawaja behind bars yet again’ - Said Boumedouha

‘In Putin’s Russia, the authorities have turned the Olympic rings … into handcuffs to shackle freedom of expression’ - John Dalhuisen