Top five executing countries were China, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and USA ‘In many parts of the world, executions are becoming a thing of the past’ - Salil Shetty Despite some disappointing setbacks...

· Execution of drug trafficker last month ended four and a half year death penalty hiatus · Attorney General vows spate of executions this year Responding to news that 56-year-old British woman...

The six women had their hands tied, were stripped naked and had hot iron rods pushed into their genitals. Their fate is unknown. The authorities in Papua New Guinea must take urgent action to prevent...

‘Israeli forces must respect Palestinians’ right to protest peacefully’ - Ann Harrison Israel’s military response to protests in the West Bank is failing to respect the human rights of Palestinians...

One Eritrean man tortured, doused in petrol and set on fire because family couldn’t pay ransom Egypt and Sudan must make urgent and concerted efforts to stop asylum-seekers and refugees being...

‘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...