Following the announcement that Pakistani schoolgirl and education rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai and Indian children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi have been awarded the Nobel Peace

Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association members tortured and jailed

Hundreds of pregnant women and girls are dying needlessly in South Africa, partly because they fear their HIV status may be revealed if they access antenatal care services, according to a major rep

‘Any use of force by the security forces must be strictly in line with international human rights standards’ - Andrew Gardner

Reacting to comments made by North Korea at a rare UN briefing to discuss its recent report on North Korea’s abysmal human rights situation, Amnesty said the country’s comments would be

The execution of five men in Afghanistan who had been convicted over a gang rape following a series of flawed trials ammounts to revenge killings, Amnesty International said as the men were hanged

Thailand must ensure an independent and thorough investigation into mounting allegations of torture and other ill-treatment by the police, and respect the right to a fair trial during the probe int

Federal authorities must launch a full investigation into the disappearances of over 40 students in Iguala, southwestern Mexico, as doubts persist that the bodies found in a mass grave at the weeke