A march to commemorate International Human Rights Day in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been banned by police, prompting Amnesty International to urge the authorities to uphold the right to freedom of...

Call for increased level of protection for Ministry of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights’s Affairs officials The killing of a female government official in eastern Afghanistan...

People who stand up for human rights and speak out for minorities are themselves increasingly becoming the target of violent attacks and systematic intimidation across the Americas, according to a new...

Dozens of student activists kept behind bars in Iran, some since 2009, must be freed immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International urged, as thousands marked National Student Day at...

Petition to embassy in London comes three years after Ramze Shihab Ahmed’s arrest Amnesty International is set to deliver a petition to the Iraq embassy in London tomorrow (7 December, at 10am)...

Amnesty International today criticised Iran’s judicial system for undermining its own rule of law. Speaking after prisoner of conscience Nasrin Sotoudeh reportedly ended her hunger strike after the...

Armed group carried out floggings, amputations and summary public executions One body was crucified for several days Hand of an amputated man was hung in town square as warning to others The people of...

Roger Tooth, the picture editor of The Guardian, today became the latest judge for Amnesty’s Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition – and immediately offered a once-in-a-lifetime prize to...

The Israeli government’s announcement that it is to expand settlements in the West Bank in response to the United Nations vote on Palestinian statehood violates human rights and international...