Execution of man named only as ‘Asqar’ was third juvenile offender execution in Iran this year At least 567 people executed in country last year Iran has demonstrated its utter disregard for children...

‘These cruel executions will constitute an appalling breach of international human rights law’ - Magdalena Mughrabi Responding to reports that the Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip will tomorrow...

Press conference aimed to urge Cameroonian President to release three students imprisoned for sharing a Boko Haram joke More than 300,000 call on their release An Amnesty International press...

One hundred “Statues of Liberty” will “greet” the US President Donald Trump at Gare du Nord station in Brussels later today to protest against his discriminatory policies. With Mr Trump due in Belgium...

‘Lawmakers must act swiftly to ensure Taiwan becomes the first in Asia to make genuine marriage equality a reality’ - Lisa Tassi Amnesty International has welcomed a landmark ruling by Taiwan’s...

Hundreds of Humvees and 10,000s of assault rifles unaccounted for ‘Sending millions of dollars’ worth of arms into a black hole and hoping for the best is not a viable counter-terrorism strategy’ -...

First time gay men have been caned in Aceh Responding to news that two men have been caned 83 times for having sex with each other in Indonesia’s Aceh province, Josef Benedict, Amnesty International’s...

‘Women’s sexual and reproductive rights continue to be a battleground in the USA’ - Carrie Eisert A set of US laws which claim to promote maternal and infant health are in fact driving pregnant women...

Responding to the terror attack at the Manchester Arena last night, Kerry Moscogiuri, Director of Campaigns at Amnesty International UK said: “Amnesty International condemns in the strongest terms...

‘Ambiguously worded laws on pornography are being exploited to deliberately target LGBTI people’ - Josef Benedict In response to the news that 141 men in the Indonesian capital Jakarta have been...