Reports of mass killings in the Sunni town of al-Treimseh (or Tremseh) are further proof of the urgent need for UN monitors to be granted full and immediate access to all parts of the country to...

‘The police told me “If we kill you we’ll chuck your body in the canal and no one will ever find you and we won’t get punished”’ - Torture survivor, 2012 Torture, beatings and other ill-treatment are...

‘Like many others in Bahrain, Nabeel Rajab is a prisoner of conscience, jailed solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression’ - Ann Harrison The Bahraini authorities should...

The London Assembly decision to condemn the appointment of Dow Chemical as an Olympic Partner is further testament of the wide-spread sense of betrayal felt by Londoners and people across the world...

UN monitors must have access to all detention centres and political prisoners in the country Amnesty International and three other NGOs have today called on the United Nations Security Council to...

The first ever sentence handed down by the International Criminal Court saw Thomas Lubanga Dyilo given 14 years for recruiting and using child soldiers in armed conflict. This is a historic moment for...

Reports of ‘M23’ rebels using heavy artillery and forcibly recruiting civilians The UN Security Council must call on the Rwandan government to stop providing support for the “M23” armed group in the...

Misratah militia threatening to forcibly free the men from their Beni Walid captivity. Two journalists from the city of Misratah detained by militias from Beni Walid while covering the landmark Libyan...

“It is not enough for the Russian government to halt new deals with the Syrian government, whilst continuing to supply existing arms contracts,” Ann Harrison. Russia is continuing to fail the people...

Amnesty International UK today issued a stark warning to British parliamentarians to avoid playing party politics with an historic opportunity to improve human rights across the globe. Fears have been...