In a new briefing today, Amnesty International said that serious human rights violations continue to be committed in Bahrain. These include: Arrests Following the declaration of the state of emergency...

The Burmese authorities must stop forcing prisoners into cells designed for military dogs, Amnesty International said today, after it emerged that the practice is being used as punishment against...

It has been 22 years since the People’s Liberation Army fired on peaceful protesters in Beijing and other cities, killing hundreds, if not thousands, of students and other ordinary people who had...

Belfast schoolgirl Natasha Kelly has collected the runner-up award in Amnesty International’s Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition. The UK-wide competition reached its climax recently...

The Qatari government’s deportation to Libya of Eman al-Obeidi, who publicly accused Libyan soldiers of rape, is a violation of international law, Amnesty International said today. Eman al-Obeidi was...

Video material and pics available - see notes to editors for details Amnesty International has warned that thousands of families in the Indian state of Orissa are facing serious health risks during...

Amnesty International has called on Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to fully implement a “general amnesty” by immediately freeing all prisoners of conscience, including those detained because of...

Amnesty International has criticised today’s decision by the Dáil to instruct the Smithwick Tribunal to provide an interim report to the Dáil by 30 June and to complete its work by 30 November. The...

Amnesty International has urged the Bahrain authorities not to revert to the use of excessive force against protesters, as activists called for mass anti-government demonstrations across the country...

Comments made to CNN must lead to full investigation The Egyptian authorities must bring those responsible for ordering or conducting forced “virginity tests” on Women's rights's rightss rights's...