Innovative joint investigation recreates precise lines of fire, as security forces fired volleys of military-grade ‘smoker’ tear gas grenades Injuries were among most graphic ever seen by Amnesty...

Marielle was murdered in a drive-by shooting in March 2018 ‘When a human rights defender is silenced, the rights of all people are threatened’ - Jurema Werneck Two years since the fatal shooting of...

Emdadul Haque Milon was arrested for a post expressing concern about the decision to extend a state invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Accused under the Digital Security Act, he could be...

Northern Ireland’s Attorney General, John Larkin, QC, has said he supports the implementation of a statute of limitations on all criminal offences committed in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, as...

Amnesty handed a petition to the Attorney General’s Office demanding a thorough investigation into violence against the Amazonian Women collective ‘For any policy for the protection of human rights...

Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique still affected by one of the southern hemisphere’s worst ever natural disasters Government rebuilding efforts across the three countries remains slow ‘Many of the...

‘Kafala’ scheme leaves country’s 250,000 domestic workers vulnerable to abuse, including being permanently locked indoors with passport confiscated ‘Successive Lebanese governments have turned a blind...

Politician and human rights defender Marielle Franco was shot dead in March 2018 ‘Important the process is moving forward… but the case will only be solved when all those involved are identified and...

Politician and human rights lawyer Zyad el-Elaimy sentenced to year in prison for ‘spreading false news’ ‘He is a prisoner of conscience, who has been swept up in Egypt’s ruthless purge of critics and...

ECHR ruled that Slovenia did not violate rights of Roma families by failing to ensure access to water and sanitation Right to water was included in the Slovenian Constitution in 2016 ‘It is shameful...