The international community must immediately step up humanitarian aid to the Libyan city of Misratah, Amnesty International said today (19 April), as many of its residents remained without...

The Nigerian military must not use excessive force to quell riots and demonstrations taking place around the imminent announcement of presidential election results, Amnesty International said today...

A judgement handed down today by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), convicting two Croatian generals of responsibility for crimes against humanity, is a strong...

A UN report on accountability for war crimes committed in the Sri Lankan armed conflict must be made public, Amnesty International said today as a panel of experts submits their findings to UN...

Responding to media reports of the death in custody of Briton Lee Bradley Brown, who was detained in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Amnesty International UK Campaigns Director Tim Hancock said:...

New DNA testing programme needed The Lebanese authorities must take urgent steps to establish an independent commission to fully investigate the fates of thousands of people missing since Lebanon’s...

Amnesty International has urged the Mexican government to thoroughly investigate links between drug and criminal gangs and public officials, following the arrest this week of 16 police officers...

Amnesty International has condemned the use by the Swaziland authorities of state of emergency-style measures to crush peaceful anti-government protests taking place across the country and urged the...

‘This has to stop. Syria’s President must make it stop’ - Malcolm Smart Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must rein in his security forces and prevent further unlawful killings, Amnesty International...

Perceived supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo are at risk of violent reprisals, despite President Alassane Ouattara’s call on Monday for Ivorians to “abstain from all forms of reprisals and...