People’s Vaccine Alliance calls for leaders to support vaccine patent waiver at today’s G7 meeting in London Pharmaceutical companies have paid out $26 billion in dividends and stock buybacks - enough...

Responding to reports that the UK will pay Tehran £400m to free British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Lydia Parker, Individuals at Risk campaigner at Amnesty International UK, said: “It...

Human rights lawyer Ivan Pavlov detained after early-morning FSB raid on his hotel in Moscow Faces possible two-year jail sentence on charges apparently related to his legal work ‘The authorities are...

Thousands of people plead for help on social media as access to food is denied Verified footage shows desperate scenes inside “red zones” and violent police crackdown The Cambodian government must...

Overseas Operations Bill receives Royal Assent after Government climbdown ‘The UK Government needs to stop its attack on human rights at home before even more damage is done’ – Kate Allen Responding...

Two people were sentenced to death last year in Malawi Move part of trend toward abolition of capital punishment in sub-Saharan Africa ‘This is a vital victory against the death penalty’ - Deprose...

Prestigious Amnesty Media Awards 2021 winners announced at virtual ceremony ‘In a year when much of the world ground to a halt, thankfully the vital work of human rights journalism continued’ - Kate...

“We urge the Secretary of State not to delay. Those in need of abortion healthcare have waited long enough.” – Grainne Teggart Amnesty International has welcomed the passage of regulations at...

Protests against ‘succession’ of President Idriss Déby’s son Mahamat after leader’s death last week Civil society organisations and opposition parties call for further protests ‘No one should face...

Environmentalist Andrei Borovikov reported to authorities six years after sharing video Prosecution says German band’s Pussy video is ‘pornographic’ and of no artistic value ‘It is astonishing that...