The authorities in the Maldives must halt the first planned executions in more than 60 years as the government seeks to divert attention from a deepening political crisis, Amnesty International said...

Activists given long jail sentences after trials lasting only 45 minutes ‘Offences’ include communicating with EU, UN and human rights organisations ‘The international community, and in particular the...

Vote on Article 308 by lower house of parliament needs confirmation from upper chamber and King Abdullah II Women’s rights campaigners calling for similar move in Lebanon Responding to news that...

The seizure of two opposition leaders in Caracas late last night is a telling sign that the Maduro administration is desperate to silence all forms of criticism as the political and humanitarian...

The dramatic increase in illegal use of force, scores of arbitrary detentions and the killing of at least 10 people, among other worrying attacks against the people of Venezuela recorded this weekend...

A leading campaigner for marriage equality in the 2015 Irish referendum has called for Northern Ireland politicians to respect “the will of the people, who overwhelmingly support marriage equality”...

Reacting to the murder of Chris Msando, head of information technology at Kenya’s independent election monitoring body, Abdullahi Halakhe, Amnesty International’s Kenya researcher, said: "Chris Msando...

Amnesty International UK has compiled a list of recommended books for young readers to enjoy this summer as the school holidays begin. Amnesty’s top picks explore and celebrate human rights -...

‘To understand how the ban will work, it is enough to look at China’ - Denis Krivosheev A new law signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin banning online anonymisers and virtual private networks...

Proposals by Italian authorities to send warships to police Libyan territorial waters are a “shameful” attempt to circumvent their duty to rescue refugees and migrants at sea, Amnesty International...