Amnesty International has repeated its call to the Irish Government to request a re-opening of the landmark European Court of Human Rights 1978 judgement in Ireland v UK involving the tort

‘This sentence is not going to affect my determination to continue working on human rights issues’ - Maryam Al-Khawaja

Despite decades of mental illness, Scott Panetti set to be executed at 6pm local time on Wednesday

Threats and killings, coupled with the weak implementation of flawed legislation, are scuppering the Colombian government’s promise to return millions of hectares of land illegally snatched f

Amnesty International and other leading charities - including the Refugee Council, Oxfam and Save the Children - have written to Prime Minister David Cameron

Four people at embattled Geo TV given in absentia sentences after Qawaali wedding broadcast

Responding to suggestions that Facebook and similar businesses might be required to vet conversations on their sites on behalf of the government, Amnesty International UK Legal advisor, Rachel Loga

‘Careful, detailed analysis is needed - not fast-tracking and grandstanding’ - Rachel Logan

Women and medical professionals in Northern Ireland could face up to ten years in prison for having or carrying out an abortion if a proposed amendment to legislation is passed, Amnesty Internation