Amnesty International has graded Twitter on progress to keep women safe on platform The social media company still not doing enough to protect women despite warnings more than two years ago ‘Twitter...

Amnesty International will address the UN Human Rights Council to demand strong action against repression of post-election protests in Belarus ‘The situation has now deteriorated beyond anything we...

90,000 Venezuelans, 16,000 Salvadorians and 8,000 Paraguayans locked up in mandatory quarantine State-run quarantine centres, often insanitary and inhumane, used to punish those who broke national...

Responding to reports that there have been hysterectomies performed without their full consent on immigrant women detained in the Irwin County Detention Center in the US state of Georgia, Denise Bell...

Slovakian politicians due to debate new abortion bill Draft legislation seeks to double waiting period before a woman can access abortion Country-wide protests to take place today ‘The measures in...

Amnesty International will hold an online panel discussion on police brutality in the USA and the urgent need for police reform later this month. The event - on Tuesday 29 September, 6-7pm (UK time) -...

Renee Ngamau was arrested in her home yesterday evening for rallying neighbours to oppose a private development on a public playground Police didn’t show at her court hearing today ‘We call on the...

Khaled Drareni imprisoned for his coverage of mass protests last year Sentence ‘is a mockery of justice in a country supposedly undergoing political change’ - Amna Guellali Earlier today, an appeal...

Political activist best known for sheltering hundreds during 1994 genocide, actions made famous in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film Mysterious transfer from UAE to Rwanda last month still unexplained Various ‘red...

Responding to the news that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s day in court has been postponed with a new date yet to be set, Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK, said: “Nazanin has already been...