Court rules that Home Office failed to assess and consider the impact of this fee on children and their rights Lawyers and campaigners again urge Government to bring practice of ‘blocking’ children’s...

Responding to Facebook blocking Australian news sites from being shared on its platform, Tim O’Connor, Amnesty International Australia campaigner, said: “It is extremely concerning that a private...

The Sri Lankan Government has launched a renewed crackdown that is obstructing efforts to deliver justice for conflict-era crimes under international law, Amnesty International said in a new report...

Fears growing for Emirati princess held for almost three years after being abducted UN intervention is welcome, but UAE needs more international scrutiny ‘Sheikha Latifa has been subjected to a...

Pablo Hasél sentenced to prison for exercising freedom of expression in song lyrics and on social media ‘It’s a sad consequence for our society: self-censorship for fear of repression’ - Esteban...

Thirty-three-year-old Hadi Rostami flogged for ‘disrupting prison order’ He has twice tried to take his own life and faces having four fingers amputated after grossly unfair robbery conviction ‘We...

Homes and offices of journalists and human rights activists raided, with dozens detained ‘This is clearly a centrally-organised and targeted attempt to decimate the country’s independent media and...

New laws to limit free expression, with human rights defenders increasingly targeted Fears situation will deteriorate ahead of November’s presidential election ‘The options were jail, the cemetery or...

Keskin sentenced alongside three from closed-down Özgür Gündem newspaper Case is latest where anti-terrorism laws used to criminalise legitimate and peaceful activity in Turkey ’I have been prosecuted...

Graffiti threats – with a gunsight target beside the journalist’s name – have been painted on two walls in east Belfast Patricia Devlin has received previous threats, including a death threat...