As the sweeping crackdown in Turkey following a failed coup continues, Amnesty International has warned that purges are being extended to censor media houses and journalists, including those critic

There must be a prompt, independent and transparent investigation into reports that scores of men, women and children were killed in their homes by US-led coalition airstrikes on al-Tukhar village,

Human rights in Turkey are in peril following a bloody coup attempt on Friday 15 July, which resulted in the deaths of at least 208 people and almost 8,000 arrests, Amnesty International said today

Medical treatment withheld to punish prisoners or force them into making false confessions

Following yesterday's attempted coup by elements of the Turkish armed forces, Amnesty International's Director for Europe John Dalhuisen said:

The South Sudanese security forces are deliberately blocking people from leaving the country, Amnesty International said today.

Dealing with the past, EU migrant rights and border concerns should be priorities for new Secretary of State

‘Cases like Hillsborough have reminded us this year just how vital the Human Rights Act is when other avenues of justice fail’ - Rachel Logan

- Amnesty granted rare access including guided tour of a women’s prison

India’s state-owned mining operation Coal India Limited, the world’s largest coal producer, is riding roughshod over their rights and land of vulnerable indigenous communities in pursui