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Libya: mounting evidence of war crimes in the wake of Egypt's airstrikes

‘Egypt has now joined the ranks of those placing civilians at risk in Libya’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui

Amnesty International Global Report: Call for UN Security Council to relinquish veto

'Shameful and ineffective’ global response to abuses by armed groups and states

Agenda 2020: Human rights, labour standards and anti-corruption measures must be central to Olympic Games bids

Human rights, labour standards and anti-corruption measures must be central to all stages of the Olympic Games to stop the event becoming a byword

Thailand: Conviction of university students an 'assault on freedom of expression'

A guilty verdict in Thailand today against two students involved in a play deemed to have insulted the monarchy should be overturned immediately, Amnesty International said.

Iran: fears mount for death row Kurd Saman Naseem who may be executed in secret

‘The lack of news about Saman Naseem’s fate or whereabouts … is cruel and inhuman’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui

Today's European Commission pledge will not stop 'spiralling humanitarian crisis' in the Mediterranean

Refugees and migrants will continue to die in the Mediterranean in their thousands unless EU countries provide more resources for extensive search-and-rescue operations, Amnesty International said

Ukraine: Only two low-ranking police officers punished for EuroMaydan violence - new report

Hundreds of victims of police abuses during the EuroMaydan protests in Ukraine last year are still being denied justice, Amnesty International said in a new report published today (18 February) on

Government caught red-handed - regime for spying on legal correspondence unlawful

“This is the second time in as many weeks that government spies have been rumbled breaking the law.”

Kincora: Court decision on abuse 'right, but wrong victims being made to fight at every stage'

Amnesty International has welcomed a decision in Belfast's High Court today to allow a victim of child abuse at Kincora Boys' Home to judicially review the UK Government’s decision to

Yemen: new testimony shows how Huthis are abducting and torturing opponents

‘The safety of all those who dare to speak out against the Huthi rule is on the line - Donatella Rovera