The Israeli government must halt plans to expand construction in illegal settlements in the West Bank and stop proposals to suspend the transfer of taxes to the Palestinian Authority, Amnesty...

‘Today's court judgement is a violation of Aleksandr Kalistratov's right to the peaceful expression of his religious views’ - John Dalhuisen A Russian court ruling which found a Jehovah's Witness...

‘It is also essential that Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights’s rights are not traded away during reconciliation talks with the Taleban’ - Sam Zarifi The Afghan government must...

The Swedish metal band Arch Enemy are supporting Amnesty International’s freedom of expression campaign during their forthcoming “Khaos Over Europe” tour. The tour, which begins in Sweden on 8...

Arrest, intimidation and criminal charges for journalists, opposition politicians and activists who criticise government The Uganda government and public officials are increasingly placing...

New briefing on Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights’s rights also published Egyptian political parties must ensure that there are ten key human rights reforms to deliver the new...

Army investigation into Maspero violence ‘unacceptable’ The authorities must stop trying civilians before unfair military courts, Amnesty International said today, after a prominent Egyptian blogger...

Comments ahead of ‘No More Blood - No More Fear’ march and rally outside Syrian embassy in London today, 12-4pm Speaking ahead of a major demonstration in London later today against the ongoing...

Lithuania urged to re-open its own investigation Lithuania’s failure to investigate its role in the US-led rendition programme has forced an alleged victim of secret detention to take his case to the...

Human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger will tell a Belfast crowd this evening (Friday) that social media websites like Twitter can help drive a worldwide human rights revolution. But she also issued a...