Burkina Faso must seize the opportunity to abolish the death penalty, Amnesty International said on the eve of parliamentary sessions which will culminate in an historic vote.

‘The UK should be doing far more to help people caught up in the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War’ - Steve Symonds

The US authorities must ensure that the re-opened investigation into the alleged killing of some 18 Afghan civilians by a US Special Forces Unit known as the ‘A-Team’ is rigorous and th

“Silencing the guns and signing accords is not enough…” Sarah Jackson, Amnesty’s East Africa deputy director

This morning’s execution denounced as ‘a vicious act of cruelty’

Seven powerful productions at Edinburgh Festival Fringe chosen for shortlist

Oleg Sentsov and ecologist Aleksandr Kolchenko jailed after unfair trial in Russia military court

Child offenders and those with mental disabilities among those executed

Dirty, overcrowded detention centre, people crowded onto a car park and many left to walk in sweltering heat