Forty body bags, representing the number of people killed by the police in May 2016 in Rio de Janeiro were displayed in front of the Local Organising Committee for the Rio 2016 Olympics by Amnesty

General Wiranto appointed country’s top security official despite indictment by UN for crimes against humanity

Ten foreign nationals and four Indonesians face possible firing squad death in days

‘The true injustice is that these three brave human rights activists are being punished for reporting on torture’ - Champa Patel

‘Unlawful impediments to aid in Yemen are causing dreadful suffering, and depriving people of their basic needs in the midst of an active conflict’ - Lama Fakih

Responding to news that the Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 42 journalists, Gauri van Gulik, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Europe, said:

Credible reports of torture, rape, sexual abuse and beatings Detainees can now be held without charge for 30 days

Responding to the bombing of peaceful protestors in Kabul today, Champa Patel, Amnesty International’s South Asia Director, said:

According to the Saudi Press Agency , Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior announced that an execution was carried o