Last week the Ethiopian government captured the town of Shire in Tigray, which hosts thousands of forcibly displaced Tigrayans In August and September, multiple air strikes in Mekelle and Adi Daero...

The PalArt collective of Palestinian artists - supported by Amnesty International UK - will hold a special four-day festival at the Rich Mix arts centre in east London at the end of this month. The...

Only 10% of women know how to access abortion services Shocking new survey comes three years since abortion was decriminalised in the region Celebrities including Olivia Colman and Vick Hope, medical...

‘The morale of the civilian population is not a lawful target’ - Marie Struthers Responding to news that Russian military attacks on energy facilities in Ukraine over recent days have led to a...

With one month until kick-off, new report says ‘job of protecting migrant workers from exploitation is only half done’ Numerous failings identified, while neither FIFA nor Qatar have made progress on...

Sanna Irshad Mattoo prevented from flying to USA to receive Pulitzer Prize ‘Arbitrary travel bans have increasingly become the principal tactic of the Indian authorities’ - Aakar Patel Responding to...

On 19 October, UK-Egyptian activist will have been on hunger strike for 200 days Sister Sanaa Seif is demanding a meeting with the Foreign Secretary David Lammy to attend Tuesday evening demo The...

In response to reports of violent behaviour by Chinese consulate officials toward Hong Kong protesters in Manchester yesterday, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “From...

President Xi Jinping is expected to be confirmed as Communist Party of China General Secretary for a third term ‘There can be no excuse for failing to hold the Chinese authorities to account over...

1,600 Syrian refugees face being returned from next week Syrian refugees are at dire risk of torture, sexual violence, enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention if they return home ‘The...