Zainab al-Khawaja handcuffed and reportedly beaten by police The Bahraini authorities must release a prominent activist dragged along the ground in handcuffs from a peaceful protest, Amnesty...

The security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo must halt a series of politically motivated arrests, including arbitrary and unlawful arrests following the disputed elections, Amnesty...

Global arms suppliers must halt the transfer of small arms, ammunition and other equipment to the Egyptian military and security forces, Amnesty International said today after the army again violently...

Following the passage in the US House of Representatives, the expected passage in the US Senate, and President Obama’s reported decision not to veto the National Defense Authorisation Act (NDAA), Tom...

Chinese state media reports that Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng violated probation and will be sent back to prison are shocking Amnesty International said today Catherine Baber, Amnesty...

The shocking murder of a journalist shot dead in the Russian republic of Dagestan last night is a terrible sign of the risks journalists in Dagestan face, Amnesty International said today...

King Abdullah urged to prevent ‘horrific’ punishments Six men facing amputation of their right hands and left feet for “highway robbery” in Saudi Arabia must have their sentences commuted by the king...

The final report of Sri Lanka’s Lesson Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), released publicly today, acknowledges serious human rights problems in Sri Lanka but falls short of fully addressing...

‘To try to contain their immense drug problem, the Iranian authorities have carried out a killing spree of staggering proportions’ - Ann Harrison This year has seen a dramatic rise in the number of...

DJ Reggie Yates and MP David Blunkett might not have much in common – but they agree that removing Citizenship from the national curriculum would be a bad move. Yesterday (14 December), former Home...