The UK government must reverse its decision to leave Turkey off its watchlist of countries of human rights concern, Amnesty International said today, after the Foreign and Commonwealth Office set out...

The UK had championed the resolution which ignores possible war crimes committed by Iraqi and coalition forces ‘This flawed resolution sends a dangerous message’ - Sherine Tadros The United Nations...

Saudi-led coalition admitted carrying out attack, but blamed civilian casualties on ‘technical error’ Photograph of five-year-old girl Buthaina highlighted horror of the attack - new video available...

Thousands of people around the world - from Iceland to Brazil - have joined a call for peace and solidarity to celebrate John Lennon’s iconic Imagine lyrics, which have been published for the first...

Amnesty International today called on the Cameroon authorities to immediately release three students each sentenced to 10 years in prison for sharing a joke via text about Boko Haram. The appeal...

After months of anticipation, Give a Home for Human Rights takes place today. The global refugee concert series created by Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds will see 1000 artists perform 300...

Two leading Palestinian activists currently facing criminal charges for their peaceful protests against Israel’s military occupation of Palestinian territory will be attending an event in London next...

Reacting to today’s speech by Myanmar’s State Counsellor and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on the crisis in Rakhine State, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southeast Asia...

442 convicted after ‘sham’ proceedings, with sentences ranging from five years to life The acquittal of young Irish national Ibrahim Halawa by a court in Egypt has been welcomed, though Amnesty...

More Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh in the space of three weeks than the total number of people who fled by sea to Europe in 2016 Worldwide situation goes from bad to worse as rich...