Responding to the publication earlier today of a Justice and Security Bill, Amnesty International researcher on the United Kingdom Alice Wyss said: “We still need to carefully examine the details of...

Amnesty International has launched a new report highlighting human rights violations in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province against mainly Shi’a Muslims suspected of participating in protests. Amnesty’s...

40 years in solitary confinement could end A three-day evidentiary hearing into a claim of racial discrimination in the selection of the grand jury foreperson prior to the 1998 retrial of Albert...

Amnesty International UK will be announcing the winners of its prestigious annual Media Awards at 10pm tomorrow (Tuesday 29 May). The awards event, being presented this year by Sky News’ Dermot...

ICC referral needed as death toll since UN mission alone reaches 1,300 The United Nations Security Council must move beyond condemnation of Friday’s attack that killed scores of civilians in the...

Strong Arms treaty needed as UN Security Council increasingly looks unfit for purpose China's continuing crackdown on political activists and human rights defenders Amnesty International Scotland...

Strong Arms treaty needed as UN Security Council increasingly looks unfit for purpose A failure of leadership makes the UN Security Council seem tired, out of step and increasingly unfit for purpose...

Ramze Shihab Amhed has already had eight trials and says he was tortured while in secret detention Amnesty International is calling for the release of a British man who has been detained in Iraq for...

The Ukrainian authorities should take action to protect the rights of lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and ensure they are able to exercise their human rights without fear of...

The UK Government is facing a series of difficult questions after it surfaced that it has chosen to intervene on behalf of Royal Dutch Shell in a major US court case brought against the oil giant by...