Seven men, including members of one family, hanged amid rise in executions “Executions have become the order of the day in South Sudan” - Seif Magango There has been a shocking rise in the use of the...

Responding to the news that doctors performed a caesarean section on an 11-year-old girl in Argentina, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty International’s Americas Director, said: “When this 11-year-old rape...

Campaigning gay rights organisation Shams faces hostile court hearing tomorrow At least 115 people arrested last year in relation to perceived sexual orientation or gender identity Article 230 of...

Call for information to be passed to international justice mechanisms ‘Those responsible for these deplorable crimes must not go unpunished’ - Saleh Higazi Responding to the findings of a report...

The Hong Kong authorities must not return two sisters to Saudi Arabia where their lives would be in grave danger, Amnesty International said today. The women, aged 18 and 20 and known as Reem and...

Amnesty International has welcomed today’s Supreme Court ruling that an effective investigation into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Patrick Finucane has not yet been conducted by the UK...

Amnesty International UK has today revealed the finalists for the Amnesty UK Media Awards 2019 , a prestigious set of awards now in its 28th year. The winners of this year’s awards will be announced...

28 women - the number of women who fly from Northern Ireland for an abortion each week - marched on Parliament today to demand abortion rights Demonstrators included Derry Girls actors and MPs Diana...

One of the three - Mohammad Kalhori - was only 15 when arrested At least 90 people on death row for crimes that took place when they were under 18 ‘The Iranian authorities have a horrific track record...

Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena should halt plans to execute at least 13 people for drug-related crimes, Amnesty International said today. In an open letter published today, Amnesty’s...