Prominent activist has been on hunger strike for nearly three months UK should demand consular access to Wadi el-Natroun prison and insist on his release ‘The Egyptian authorities know that Alaa is a...

Warning that birth control, marriage equality and other gender rights could now be threatened ‘This is the outcome of a decades-long campaign to control people’s bodies’ - Tarah Demant ‘The...

Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi were subjected to notorious ‘tiger chair’ torture during lengthy secret detention Both face charges of ‘subverting state power’ for their peaceful activism Pair targeted...

Responding to the introduction of the Government’s controversial Bill of Rights which will be laid before the Commons for the first time today, Amnesty said it would strip the public of its ‘most...

New statistics for England and Wales show extent of forced journeys to access abortion services ‘Abortion healthcare should be accessible to all who need it, close to home’ - Grainne Teggart...

Amnesty International UK is delighted to today announce the appointment of Sacha Deshmukh as its permanent Chief Executive. Deshmukh has been acting as interim Chief Executive of the human rights...

‘This decision could not be more timely amid disturbing reports and allegations of sexual violence against Ukrainian women in Russian-occupied territories’ - Agnès Callamard Responding to a vote in...

With Commonwealth leaders due to meet in Kigali on 20-25 June, Amnesty calls for ‘firm and clear stand’ ‘By trying to dump asylum-seekers in Rwanda, the UK government is shirking its international...

Prominent philanthropist and human rights defender sentenced to life , six co-defendants given 18-year jail terms ‘Turkey’s judicial system has become a repressive tool to silence dissent’ - Agnès...

Responding to the news that the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has certified Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States to face charges under the Espionage Act, Agnes Callamard, Amnesty...