Governments in the region routinely resort to repressive measures to silence critical views but some have used the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to further clamp down on opposition Authorities in...

Responding to latest ONS figures which show a record-high number of deaths linked to coronavirus in care homes in England and Wales, Kate Allen, Amnesty International UK Director, said: “These figures...

Greek government introduced austerity measures in 2010, slashing public spending by 32 percent and public health expenditure by nearly 43 percent New report outlines how the Government desperately...

Amnesty poll reveals strong UK public support for the Government to do more to tackle domestic abuse emergency during pandemic Majority support more being done to protect vulnerable victims -...

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...