‘Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey have won a famous victory for press freedom’ - Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has welcomed a decision by Durham Police to drop the criminal investigation of...

“Today’s bloodshed shows that the transitional authorities have utterly failed to turn the page on Sudan’s appalling human rights record” – Sarah Jackson Amnesty International today called on the...

‘It was important to put this message right in front of the US Embassy itself’ - Kate Allen Amnesty International has unfurled giant “Resist” banners in front of the US Embassy in London as the US...

Moscow screens version with all gay references removed ‘This mutilated version of the film insults and dehumanises same-sex relationships’ - Natalia Zviagina Censorship of the Russian version of the...

White House reportedly set to bar asylum applicants who transit through a third country, meaning only Mexicans could cross southern border to claim asylum ‘This latest policy is a disgusting example...

Amnesty International has welcomed the outcome of a judicial review in Belfast that quashed the warrant authorising police raids on the homes and offices of investigative journalists Trevor Birney and...

Amnesty International activists will ‘rename’ the streets surrounding the Chinese Embassy in London next week to mark the 30th anniversary of the notorious Tiananmen Square crackdown. On Tuesday 4...

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi must make a sincere commitment to building an inclusive India that protects religious minorities and human rights defenders, Amnesty India said today. According...

Telecommunications Ministry confirms to Amnesty that ban has been enforced ‘This move will serve to entrench and legitimise homophobic views within the country’ - Lynn Maalouf Responding to a newly...

Amnesty International UK has welcomed the declaration by Northern Ireland’s Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, that Belfast High Court is “minded to quash” the warrant which authorised police...