Criminal justice failings fuel new wave of attacks in 2017 Mercy, a 31-year-old woman with albinism, was found dead with her hand, right breast and hair removed The world marks International Albinism...

"The UK Government has a responsibility to deliver abortion rights for women in Northern Ireland. A failure to do so would be a cruel betrayal of women." – Grainne Teggart The call comes ahead of a...

Following a ruling earlier today by a US appeals court upholding a block on a revised travel ban which President Trump’s government had attempted to introduce, Margaret Huang, Amnesty International...

‘The right to peaceful assembly is guaranteed by the Russian Constitution, though you wouldn’t know it from the alarming scenes today’ - Denis Krivosheev A crackdown on peaceful protests across Russia...

Responding to an anti-terrorism court’s decision to convict and sentence to death a man for allegedly posting content on Facebook deemed to be ‘blasphemous’, Amnesty International’s Pakistan...

March and rally to be held in Belfast on Saturday 1 July Campaigners have announced a march in Belfast to demand equal marriage legislation for Northern Ireland. The region is now the only place in...

“…how could they not think of the people?” – Amnesty speaks with people caught up in the political dispute “Arbitrary measures should be suspended immediately” - James Lynch Drastic measures imposed...

Chechen torture survivor Murad Amriev is at risk of further torture if returned to Chechnya The Russian authorities must immediately release Chechen torture survivor Murad Amriev, and under no...

Amnesty launches new Not Powerless movement calling on the new government to uphold the UK’s commitment to human rights with new animation voiced by Eddie Izzard.

Responding to the news that a hung parliament will be returned after the General Election, Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International United Kingdom Section, said: “The misguided threats to tamper...