Prisoners already held in inhumane conditions in overcrowded jails Booker-shortlisted novelist Ahdaf Soueif among those arrested after protests this wee k Amid rising fears over the spread of...

Workers in Doha’s Industrial Area reportedly in lockdown Social distancing impossible in cramped, unsanitary accommodation camps ‘Migrant workers trapped in camps … are at particular risk of exposure...

INDIA: EXECUTION OF DELHI BUS MURDERERS WON’T END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN First executions in India in nearly five years Expert committee had previously warned against death penalty in sexual offence...

The Government has set out new emergency powers in its Coronavirus Bill ‘Amnesty will be closely monitoring the progression and implementation of the Bill to ensure that the response remains...

Responding to an announcement yesterday by the Iranian authorities that pardons will be granted to prisoners convicted of “security” offences who have a five-year prison sentence or less, and that...

Amnesty urges the Government to act on recommendations from the review ‘The recent Immigration Bill does nothing to address the continued injustice, racism and harm caused by the immigration system’ –...

Trump administration reportedly considering new restrictions Amnesty, Human Rights First and Physicians for Human Rights have written to governors and health officials in 13 states Move ‘has nothing...

Responding to the introduction of a bill which would restrict prosecutions for offences committed by British soldiers in conflicts overseas, Kate Allen, Amnesty UK Director, said: “Placing soldiers...

The Northern Ireland Office has issued a written statement outlining proposals to address the legacy of the conflict in Northern Ireland. The proposals refer to a threshold of “necessary” prosecutions...

Chinese government to expel journalists from New York Times , Wall Street Journal and Washington Post ‘The banishment of these journalists could potentially have grim public health consequences’ -...