‘It fits very well with the government’s aggressive and heavy-handed efforts to silence any dissent over the past years’ - Polly Truscott Sri Lanka’s reported decision to ban all protests in its...

‘Confessions’ obtained under torture … make it very likely that innocent people have been put to death in Iraq’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui The Iraqi authorities must immediately halt all executions...

‘Failure to bring to justice those responsible for sectarian attacks sends the message that Copts and other religious minorities are fair game’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui The authorities in Egypt are...

The Chinese authorities must end the excessive use of force against peaceful Tibetan protesters, Amnesty International said today, after police fired on and injured dozens of demonstrators. Reports...

‘Despite the dangers, many qualified women remain ready and willing to help determine Afghanistan’s future’ - Horia Mosadiq With the mandate of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in...

New report on case that ‘marks a symbolic moment for hundreds of other torture victims of Ben Ali’s regime’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui A 22-year-long campaign to uncover the truth about the death of a...

Mikhail Kosenko was arrested after he took part in a Bolotnaya Square protest in May 2012 which turned violent. © Private ‘This is an appallingly unfair conviction and an ominously cruel punishment of...

The Kenyan government must put an immediate end to mass evictions until legal safeguards are put in place to protect the human rights of thousands of residents living in slums and informal settlements...

‘Today’s decision is extremely disappointing’ - Steven W Hawkins Amnesty International has condemned today’s decision by the US Supreme Court to deny a petition to the court by a man with an IQ of 70...

‘The Louisiana prison authorities put this man through hell’ - Tessa Murphy Responding to news of the death today of Herman Wallace, the 71-year-old “Angola 3” prisoner who has died just days after...