Amnesty International said today it considers three Zimbabwean human rights activists arrested this week to be “prisoners of conscience” and called for their immediate and unconditional release. The...

‘US arms shipments to Egypt’s security forces must be stopped’ - Brian Wood Data obtained by Amnesty International shows that the USA has repeatedly transferred ammunition to Egypt despite security...

The Russian authorities must halt police mistreatment of election protesters, journalists and detainees, said Amnesty International today, ahead of further planned opposition demonstrations in the...

A hard-line group of Asian countries are defying the global trend against the death penalty and putting to death thousands of people after unfair trials every year, Amnesty International and...

The arrest of a prominent Syrian-American blogger apparently for her peaceful pro-reform activities is another step backwards for the Syrian regime, Amnesty International said today. Razan Ghazzawi...

The Russian authorities must release all of the peaceful protesters detained over the weekend amid allegations of fraud in Sunday's parliamentary elections, Amnesty International said today. More than...

Sister of Troy Davis fought long battle against cancer and the death penalty Following the announcement that Martina Davis Correia, the long-time US activist against the death penalty and sister of...

To mark International Human Rights Day (Saturday 10 December) and in celebration of Amnesty’s 50th anniversary, two events will be taking place on consecutive nights at the Human Rights Action Centre...

Amnesty International has urged London's Olympic organisers not to forget the victims of the Bhopal disaster as they award a lucrative contract for the Games to the Dow Chemical Company. Dow owns...

Amnesty International is inviting entries for its 21st annual Media Awards in 2012, a prestigious set of awards which recognise excellence in journalism that has made a significant contribution to the...