Ahead of next week's visit by Scotland's First Minister to Abu Dhabi, Amnesty International has called on Mr Salmond to stand by his election pledge that 'Scotland stands for human rights' and not let...

Responding to today’s announcement from the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Metropolitan Police Service that the Crown Prosecution Service will not be charging identified individuals employed...

The failure of the US government to close the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay is leaving a toxic legacy for human rights, Amnesty International said on the tenth “anniversary” (11 January 2011)...

*Former UK resident Shaker Aamer is one of 171 still at camp - new letter to Hillary Clinton demands fair trial or release The failure of the US government to close the detention facility at...

A new Israeli law allowing for the automatic and lengthy detention of asylum-seekers flies in the face of international law, Amnesty International has said. Yesterday the Israeli parliament passed the...

Warning over ‘cosmetic’ changes or ‘brutalising’ tactics Repression and state violence is likely to continue to plague the Middle East and North Africa in 2012 unless governments in the region and...

‘This is a smack in the face for justice’ - Philip Luther Amnesty International has urged the Yemeni parliament to reject a draft law granting President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his aides immunity from...

The Ukrainian authorities must launch a fresh investigation into the death in custody of a student, Amnesty International said after two police officers suspected of responsibility for his death...

At least 134 people killed since monitors arrived in country A meeting of the Arab League in Cairo this Sunday should provide a key opportunity to clarify ongoing allegations about serious human...

‘What happened in this case is a sign … that freedom of expression does not exist in Oman’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui Amnesty International has urged the Omani authorities to quash the conviction of two...