Amnesty International has called for an international commission of inquiry to investigate mounting reports of deliberate killings, rape and other human rights abuses by security forces in Conakry...

Richard Hughes, the drummer from best-selling rock band Keane has spoken today of how he was inspired by the strength of man he has visited on death row in Georgia, USA. Richard Hughes, 34, Keane’s...

Amnesty International condemns upholding of sentence Amnesty International today condemned the decision by a Shariah Court in Malaysia to uphold the decision to sentence a 32-year-old woman to six...

Amnesty International has called on Northern Ireland to accept detainees released from Guantanámo Bay. The call comes as two detainees, released from the prison camp by US authorities, arrived in the...

Hundreds under surveillance or house arrest, says Amnesty The Chinese authorities have increased surveillance, harassment and imprisonment of activists ahead of the country’s 60th anniversary on 1...

Amnesty International deplores the statements made by President Yahya Jammeh on Monday 21 September on national television, in which he reportedly stated that he would kill anyone who wants to...

Report is ‘last best chance for justice’ - Tim Hancock In a new letter to the Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Amnesty International has urged him to ensure that the UK fully supports the...

Amnesty condemns police beatings and mass arrests Amnesty International has denounced the sharp rise in police beatings, mass arrests of demonstrators and intimidation of human rights defenders in...

Reacting to news reports today that another Control Order has been revoked, this time against a man known as ‘AE’, Amnesty International UK Campaigns Director Tim Hancock said: “It is entirely right...

Richard Hughes says case of death row inmate Troy Davis is ‘terrifying illustration’ of why death penalty is wrong A musician from best-selling rock band Keane is to accompany Amnesty International on...