Former Irish President Mary Robinson will say this evening (Friday 6 May) that the Arab Spring uprisings are a reminder that human rights are as relevant and necessary today as they have ever been...

Human rights activists seen to be involved in pro-reform protests in Syria have been forced into hiding after receiving threats from Syrian authorities, Amnesty International said today as a “Day of...

Authorities in Azerbaijan must immediately release a member of an opposition youth organisation sentenced to two and a half years in prison on fabricated drug charges, Amnesty International said today...

Arrests of MPs and medics condemned The Bahraini government must end its relentless crackdown on human rights, Amnesty International said today after the country's parliament voted to extend a...

Amnesty International today asked the US and Pakistani authorities to clarify aspects of the operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan in which Osama bin Laden was killed. The organisation specifically...

Amnesty International today asked the US and Pakistani authorities to clarify aspects of the operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan in which Osama bin Laden was killed. The organisation specifically...

Amnesty International has announced that former Irish President Mary Robinson will give the keynote address at the organisation’s 50th anniversary conference, to be held in Belfast this weekend....

Amnesty International UK has announced the shortlist for its prestigious annual Media Awards, this year celebrating its 20th year. The awards recognise excellence in human rights reporting and...

‘Hundreds of thousands of people exist with virtually no rights, treated essentially as slaves, in some of the worst circumstances we’ve documented in the last fifty years.’ Spokespeople, images, B...

Amnesty International has received first-hand reports of torture and other ill-treatment from detainees held in Syria as a wave of arrests of anti-government protesters intensified over the weekend...