The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has acknowledged the killing of two Somali civilians and the injury of three others in an air strike. Amnesty International today said this acknowledgement was a...

The Commons Home Affairs Committee has urged the Government to take action on domestic abuse to avoid ‘devastating consequences’ Domestic Abuse Bill returns to Parliament this week Amnesty warns that...

Amnesty International reacted with dismay after the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro launched a tirade against the investigation into the killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco...

Hundreds of US Amazon workers to call in sick in protest today at lack of safety safeguards Reports of new coronavirus cases emerging at warehouses in Indiana and New Jersey Amazon’s profits have...

Dr Abdullah al-Hamid was serving 11 years for ‘breaking allegiance to the ruler’ among other supposed offences The activist suffered a stroke and had been in a coma for past two weeks ‘Dr al-Hamid’s...

‘A world that protects the rights of a lucky few is unhealthy and unsustainable’ – Steve Cockburn UN Secretary-General António Guterres has published a report on the need for a human rights centred...

‘Incredibly troubling’ new figures show ethnic minorities dying of COVID-19 at much higher rate Responding to new analysis showing that people from minority ethnic groups appear to be over-represented...

Government using a series of repressive laws to crack down on critical voices New report reveals how dozens targeted for their online posts currently await trial and could face up to five years in...

Two former members of Assad’s security services face ‘historic’ trial in city of Koblenz Call on other countries to follow Germany’s lead ‘We’d like to see the UK government providing much more...

Facebook’s policy shift makes them complicit in suppression of freedom in the country Ten percent of Vietnam's prisoners of conscience have been jailed in relation to their Facebook activity...