‘Ministers should stop re-writing their own rules and remember they’re supposed to be stopping … human rights violations’

Crouching man shot dead in killing organised by Shura Council of Islamic Youth in lawless city of Derna

The execution-style killing by the Islamic State (IS) armed group of a US reporter who went missing in Syria constitutes a war crime and highlights the urgent need for all states with influence in

Israel should immediately allow access to Gaza for Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other international human rights organisations so they can investigate allegations of serious violat

The execution of four members of the same family in Saudi Arabia today is part of a “disturbing” recent surge in the use of the death penalty, said Amnesty International.

Woman reported being beaten, man reported being burned and raped with fingers

Responding to news that the UK government will suspend just 12 export licences for arms and other military equipment to Israel, and only if ‘significant hostilities’ resume once the cur