Three NGOs founded by the former Russian prisoner of conscience and ardent Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his allies were designated as “undesirable” by Russia's Prosecutor General’s Office...

The arrest of nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists is the latest sign the authorities are intent on punishing dissenting voices about the future political status of the city, Amnesty International...

Amnesty calls on UK Government to guarantee truth and justice for all Northern Ireland victims The House of Commons Defence Select Committee’s call for an end to investigations for killings and...

One hundred Statues of Liberty will assemble outside the US Embassy in central London on Thursday 27 April to mark US President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office (29 April). The ‘100 statues...

Responding to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Refugees report that highlighted a “two-tier” system of refugee protection, Steve Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s programme director for...

Arkansas executed two men, Jack Jones and Marcel Williams, late last night – the first double execution in the US for 17 years. The executions were the second and third of four prisoners scheduled to...

Reports that Saudi Arabia-led coalition is gearing up for major military offensive on strategic western port city of Hodeidah raises fears that vital entry point for humanitarian aid will be cut off...

Victims of child abuse marched on the Stormont political talks today to demand justice. The protest comes three months on from the publication of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry report –...

Victims of child abuse marched on the Stormont political talks today to demand justice. The protest comes three months on from the publication of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry report –...

Amnesty International has welcomed the landmark vote of the Citizens’ Assembly in the Republic of Ireland that the Eighth Amendment of the Irish Constitution, which gives equal rights to a foetus as...