The Republic of Congo’s refusal of entry to an Amnesty International research manager is another worrying sign of the government’

‘The Israeli authorities must immediately end all measures that collectively punish Palestinians in Hebron’ - Philip Luther

Arms control campaigners say countries selling weapons despite clear risk of misuse in Yemen

‘Ebrahim Sharif’s conviction is a blatant attempt to punish him for speaking out’ - James Lynch

“There’s no doubt that the downgrading of human rights by this government is a gift to dictators the world over” – Kate Allen Amnesty’s UK Director

“The last year has been marked by failure to deliver on key human rights issues facing Northern Ireland” – Patrick Corrigan

UK companies, including BT and Vodafone, may be getting away with human rights abuses abroad because the government’s system of handling complaints against them is grossly inadequate, Amnesty

Today the last imprisoned member of the ‘Angola 3’, Albert Woodfox, was released after more than four decades in solitary confinement, on his 69 th birthday in a move Amnesty