Deaths in custody close to 100 since April Amnesty International has urged the Syrian authorities to reveal the whereabouts of four activists arrested last week near Damascus after the dead body of...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has officially transmitted the findings of his expert panel’s report to the Human Rights Council. The report, made public in April, finds “credible allegations” of war...

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “Russia is still a dangerous place to defend human rights and even to do business, and David Cameron should make it very clear that without reforms...

42-year-old Troy Davis faces 21 September execution despite doubts over guilt Bianca Jagger is leading a campaign on Twitter to try to help prevent the execution next week of a man on death row in the...

Authorities in Chad authorities must immediately release two students who have been held for four months for allegedly trying to organise pro-reform protests, Amnesty International said today (12 Sept...

Warning about ‘brutal settling of scores’ by anti-Gaddafi forces. The National Transitional Council (NTC) must get a grip on armed anti-Gaddafi groups to stop reprisal attacks and arbitrary arrests...

“This is a hugely significant finding by the UN, because it accuses the UK of not living up to its obligations under international law” Amnesty International welcomes a call from the UN to make UK...

The killing of a prominent radio journalist in Baghdad highlights how Iraqi authorities are failing to protect media workers from continued threats and violence, Amnesty International said today. Hadi...

She is tireless and selfless and because of this, people across the country have voiced their support for her A Chinese activist jailed in connection with her support for bloggers must be released...

Libya’s neighbours must arrest Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi and others wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) if the former Libyan leader crosses the border, Amnesty International said today...