The Belarusian authorities are using phone networks run by some of the world’s biggest telecoms companies to stifle free speech and dissent, said Amnesty International in a report published t

At least 105 people have already been executed in Iraq this year

At least 105 people have already been executed in Iraq this year

Victims of child abuse have told Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin that the Catholic Church should show leadership by setting aside funds for a compensation scheme.

Just two practicing psychiatrists in country of 11 million people Mental health patients are routinely housed in prisons

Parallel ‘justice systems’ with police, detention centres and judges who often don’t understand Sharia law

At least 480 civilians have been killed since Boko Haram has significantly increased its attacks in Cameroon and begun deliberately targeting civilians in suicide bombings, Amnesty International sa

With one month to go until the Rio Olympic Games, Amnesty International has launched a new app to document the use of firearms in the city ahead of the event.

A huge increase in the number of people killed by police officers in the city of Rio de Janeiro in the run up to the Olympics lays bare the security services’ chilling disregard for the right