The Chinese authorities must end the excessive use of force against peaceful Tibetan protesters, Amnesty International said today, after police fired on and injured dozens of demonstrators. Reports...

‘Despite the dangers, many qualified women remain ready and willing to help determine Afghanistan’s future’ - Horia Mosadiq With the mandate of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in...

New report on case that ‘marks a symbolic moment for hundreds of other torture victims of Ben Ali’s regime’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui A 22-year-long campaign to uncover the truth about the death of a...

Mikhail Kosenko was arrested after he took part in a Bolotnaya Square protest in May 2012 which turned violent. © Private ‘This is an appallingly unfair conviction and an ominously cruel punishment of...

The Kenyan government must put an immediate end to mass evictions until legal safeguards are put in place to protect the human rights of thousands of residents living in slums and informal settlements...

‘Today’s decision is extremely disappointing’ - Steven W Hawkins Amnesty International has condemned today’s decision by the US Supreme Court to deny a petition to the court by a man with an IQ of 70...

‘The Louisiana prison authorities put this man through hell’ - Tessa Murphy Responding to news of the death today of Herman Wallace, the 71-year-old “Angola 3” prisoner who has died just days after...

Amnesty International have condemned the Moscow authorities’ decision to block their planned Sochi protest against the lack of freedom of expression in Russia. The authorities pulled the plug on the...

The arrival of the Olympic torch in Moscow should be used to shine a light on the growing number of human rights violations across Russia, Amnesty International said today.

Following reports of the deaths of over 100 migrants off the Italian island of Lampedusa this morning, Amnesty International says the Italian authorities and the European Union must do more to protect...