‘It is shameful that Gaddafi-era abuses against foreigners ... have not only continued but worsened’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui Amnesty International has warned (13 November) that the plight of foreign...

New leadership must show ‘in word and deed’ that they will not tolerate further abuses by armed opposition groups Syria’s new opposition leadership must act to monitor and prevent violations of...

Amnesty International today upped the pressure on the Dominican Republic to reform its police services after the tragic death of a university student in the capital Santo Domingo. Willy Florián...

Perpetrators of killings and other human rights abuses during the Indonesian occupation of Timor-Leste must not be allowed to go unpunished, Amnesty International said as the UN Security Council was...

Amnesty is inviting people to enjoy an evening of poetry and music at Keats House in Hampstead on Thursday 22 November from 7pm. Performance poet and comedian John Hegley will host the evening and...

‘Fears that Sattar Beheshti died as a result of torture … are very plausible’ - Ann Harrison The Iranian authorities must investigate the circumstances that led to the death of a blogger in detention...

‘President Obama has been given a second chance to keep his promises on human rights. Don’t blow it’ - Suzanne Nossel Responding to the re-election of Barack Obama as President of the United States of...

The Bahraini authorities today stripped 31 opposition figures of their Bahraini nationality in a move described by Amnesty International as “frightening and chilling”. A Ministry of Interior statement...

Campaigners in Northern Ireland have welcomed a major United Nations vote today to agree an an international Arms treaty. In the biggest show of support for the treaty so far, 157 governments at the...

A historic treaty to regulate the global Arms has won the backing of an overwhelming majority of states today, in a move seen by Amnesty International as a potential victory for human rights worldwide...