The detention of China’s most famous artist and political critic, Ai Weiwei, is a troubling development in a widening crackdown on dissent that has seen dozens of activists detained over the last few...

The Azerbaijani authorities must end their clampdown on freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today after 11 more political activists were arrested ahead of Saturday's planned "Day of...

Nigerian political candidates must rein in their supporters and put a stop to continuing violence on the eve of national polls, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty International’s Deputy...

Tahrir Square protest planned for Friday The Egyptian authorities should scrap a draft law aimed at criminalising strikes and protests, Amnesty International said ahead of demonstrations against the...

The re-imposition of 20-year jail terms on seven leaders of Iran's Baha'i religious minority is “vindictive”, Amnesty International said today as it made a renewed call for their immediate release...

Côte d’Ivoire civilians are at immediate risk of massive human rights violations, Amnesty International warned today, as forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara reach the country’s commercial capital...

Thousands of people, many who left North Africa following recent unrest, are stranded on the Italian island of Lampedusa in appalling conditions, an Amnesty International delegation on the island said...

The Libyan authorities must end their campaign to discredit Eman al-Obeidi, said Amnesty International, after the government said she was being sued by the security officials who she says raped her...

Amnesty International today (31 March) welcomed the publication of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Human Rights Report 2011. But the organisation warned that the report reveals...

Amnesty International has demanded the release of a Belarusian student sentenced for taking part in a post-election protest - the third similar conviction in the past week. Nicola Duckworth of Amnesty...