The posthumous trial of the Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky has been denounced as the “height of absurdity” after a court in Moscow pronounced Mr Magnitsky guilty of tax fraud offences earlier today...

‘He was found guilty on dubious evidence in the first place and he should now be allowed to live out his last days with dignity in the care of his family’ - Tessa Murphy Amnesty International is...

*New visas now made mandatory for entry *At least 95 people sent back to Syria The Egyptian authorities should not be recklessly denying entry to Syrians and must provide anyone fleeing the conflict...

The Russian authorities must urgently investigate the killing of a journalist this morning in the North Caucasus, Amnesty International said today. Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev was assassinated by an...

Egyptian security forces have used excessive force against supporters of the deposed President Mohamed Morsi, according to new evidence gathered by Amnesty International. Read the evidence: Unlawful...

‘In the future … civilians in Syria may come to curse the ready availability of UK-supplied arms in their country’ - Kristyan Benedict Amnesty International has issued a strong warning about the...

The Nigerian government must act to prevent attacks on schools to protect Children's rights’s lives and their right to education, said Amnesty International after 30 people were reportedly killed in...

Spokesperson available on request Refugees trying to reach the EU via Greece from conflict-torn countries like Syria and Afghanistan are being unlawfully returned to Turkey by Greek coast and border...

Responding to the finding of an inquest jury today that the death of the Angolan man Jimmy Mubenga during his removal from the UK in 2010 was the result of an unlawful killing, Amnesty International...

Amnesty International is calling for an urgent independent investigation into the reported deaths of at least 51 people outside the Republican Guard headquarters today. Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Deputy...