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Dow Chemicals blocks discussion of Bhopal disaster at its AGM today

‘Dow’s Bhopal problems aren’t about to go away simply by ignoring them’ - Audrey Gaughran

Qatar: today's announcement on labour reforms a 'missed opportunity'

‘The government claims it is abolishing the sponsorship system, but this sounds like a change of name rather than substantive reform’ - James Lynch

Dublin and Monaghan bombings: 'Desperate' families to sue British government

Responding to the announcement today that the victims and families of those who died in the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings are to sue the British government in Belfast, Patrick Corrigan, Norther

Scotland: Business and Human Rights Protections Don't Fit The Bill

“ There are countless human rights abuses caused by irresponsible, unscrutinised business practices, including modern day slavery, forced labour, human trafficking, an

Bahraini king's attendance at Windsor Horse Show must not distract from human rights

‘Equestrian fun and frolics should not distract the world from the reality of the human rights situation in Bahrain’ - Allan Hogart h

Panorama Northern Ireland 'death squads' - Amnesty reveals police failure to investigate

Responding to the announcement today from the Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) that former members of a British Army undercover unit who admitted to having shot unarmed civilians in Northern

Torture 'is flourishing', says Amnesty, despite 30-year global ban - new findings

Torture or other ill-treatment reported in 141 countries in past five years, and in at least 79 already in 2014, with 27 different types of torture during 2013-14

Right to protest under threat as Brazil pushes 'terrorism' law ahead of World Cup

One month ahead of the start of the World Cup, Amnesty International has warned of a crackdown on freedom of expression as Brazil moves to pass a ‘terrorism’ law that could criminalise

Amnesty responds to photographs of UK serviceman posing with Taliban fighter

Responding to photographs which have emerged which appear to show a UK serviceman posing with a dead Taliban fighter, Joanne Mariner, Director of Law and Policy at Amnesty International, said: