Forces aligned to Ethiopian government subjected hundreds of women and girls to sexual violence Rape and sexual slavery constitute war crimes, and may amount to crimes against humanity ‘[The sexual...

In response to UN experts voicing concern at the proposed blanket impunity to address legacy of “the Troubles” in Northern Ireland , Grainne Teggart, Amnesty UK's Northern Ireland Campaigns Manager...

Family of British man arbitrarily jailed in Iran are requesting urgent meeting with PM Richard Ratcliffe will attend in show of solidarity The family of a British man jailed in Iran will stage an...

Amnesty spokespeople at High Court in London available for interview Ahead of a preliminary appeal hearing in the High Court in London tomorrow (11 August) on the decision not to extradite the...

Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union forced to close after accusations of ‘spreading political propaganda’ ‘This assault [on the union] highlights the rapidly shrinking space for freedom of...

Responding to the news that an eight-year-old Hindu boy in Bhong village in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, has been charged with blasphemy – which can carry a mandatory death penalty – after he was alleged...

Government continues overwhelming human rights violations following one-year anniversary of presidential election Tens of thousands of people subjected to arbitrary arrests and detention ‘The...

Indigenous people being forcibly evicted from their ancestral lands Policies have led to arbitrary arrest, torture, death and forced evictions Nepal’s Indigenous peoples have suffered five decades of...

In response to news that Pride in London has been cancelled for the second year due to the coronavirus restrictions, Patrick Corrigan at Amnesty International UK, said: "It’s disappointing that Pride...

Celebratory footage of Egyptian military’s North Sinai operations shows ‘cold-blooded killings’, with one man shot at close range while sleeping in a tent Call for Egypt’s Public Prosecutor to...