Send a card and make an impact this season with Amnesty With days before the final posting date for Christmas deliveries, Amnesty International is urging card-writers across the UK to add an extra...

Amnesty International is urging the Swiss authorities at all levels not to enforce the deportation of foreigners convicted of certain criminal offences if this will result in human rights violations...

Reacting to news today that the UK is to introduce export controls on Sodium Thiopental, a drug used in executions by lethal injection in the US, Amnesty International’s Programme Director on Arms...

Amnesty International today called on the Egyptian authorities to ensure that all candidates and voters are not harassed or intimidated by security forces, supporters of the ruling party and others...

The Guatemalan authorities’ failure to file the correct paperwork has allowed a former interior minister wanted for the extrajudicial execution of prisoners in his homeland to walk free from Spanish...

Amnesty International today called on all states – including the UK - to commit themselves to end enforced disappearances, following news that a landmark treaty aimed at preventing the practice will...

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights, Amnesty is joining with other activists to call on the government of Japan...

Amnesty International has welcomed today’s announcement by the Home Secretary Theresa May of a new cross-government plan to combat violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's...

In response to the education white paper, published today, Amnesty International’s UK Director Kate Allen, said: “Whilst Amnesty recognises that schools should have the flexibility to ensure the...

Responding to comments from UK Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt, saying that the UK would continue to remove refused Iraqi asylum seekers to Baghdad, Amnesty International UK Refugee Programme...