‘We are seeing arrests and charges for literally nothing more than cracking a few jokes’ - Ann Harrison Today’s charges against yet another Egyptian comedian for “defaming religion” are part of an...

The release of seven prisoners in Sudan overnight after yesterday’s announcement of a prisoner amnesty has been described by Amnesty International as “barely scratching the surface”. The releases...

The Cure are promoting Amnesty International’s new “My Body, My Rights” campaign on their eight-date tour of South America this month. During The Cure’s “LatAm2013” tour, the group’s first in the...

Video footage and spokespeople available in New York and London Today, governments at the United Nations in New York adopted an Arms Treaty by a wide margin that will prohibit states from transferring...

Past sentences have included eye-gouging and tooth extraction A ruling reportedly issued by a court in Saudi Arabia sentencing a man to a paralysis punishment is “utterly shocking” and should on no...

The execution of three men in Kuwait this morning - the first in the country for nearly six years - has been condemned as a “deplorable setback” for the country. The three men - a Pakistani, a Saudi...

Amnesty International UK Director condemns blocking of Treaty In a deeply cynical move, Iran, North Korea and Syria have thwarted the adoption of an Arms Treaty aimed at prohibiting states from...

Egypt and Sudan must make urgent and concerted efforts to stop asylum-seekers and refugees being kidnapped from camps in Sudan, forcibly transported to Egypt, and being severely abused in the Sinai...

Amnesty International has described the mortar attack on Damascus University earlier today as a serious violation of the laws of war which showed a “callous” disregard for civilians in the area. The...

Up to 600 Syrian refugees have reportedly been forced back to Syria by the Turkish authorities in a move that would – if confirmed - show a shocking disregard for their safety, Amnesty International...