Oleg Sentsov has been on hunger strike in a penal colony in Russian Arctic for more than 80 days in protest at jailing of Ukrainians in Russia Following the Russian authorities’ refusal to allow...

The detention of prominent activist Sun Wenguang as he gave a live interview in China is a disturbing example of how the authorities are determined to silence dissidents, Amnesty International said...

Ged Killen MP calls on Theresa May to legislate for marriage equality in Northern Ireland in Amnesty International’s Belfast Pride speech Westminster inaction is ‘stitch-up to prevent people from...

Activist in Theresa May mask will be shown ignoring three torture ‘victims’ in stunt highlighting campaigners’ call for inquiry into UK’s involvement in torture 27,000-signature petition to be handed...

Afrin residents detained and tortured, with houses and businesses looted and confiscated, and schools destroyed or taken over ‘I saw men being beaten in front of me … just for fun’ - detained man from...

‘By using live ammunition against unarmed protesters, the army has broken the very same rule of law that they should protect’ - Colm Ó Cuanacháin The Zimbabwean authorities must launch a prompt and...

USA has accepted fewer than 20,000 refugees in current fiscal year ‘The Administration’s policies are denying thousands of refugees a chance at a new life’ - Ryan Mace Responding to reports that...

Samar Badawi, sister of jailed blogger Raif Badawi, and Nassima al-Sada detained earlier this week ‘This unprecedented level of persecution of human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia is a disturbing...

‘It is impossible to see how such a move is compatible with Google’s ‘Do the right thing’ motto’ – Patrick Poon Responding to a report in The Intercept that Google is allegedly developing a search...

EVENT: THURSDAY 02 AUGUST 2018 ‘When I take off from Glasgow Airport I am a married man, but when I step off the plane in Belfast my marriage will no longer be recognised under Northern Irish law’ –...