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Colombia: New report reveals rise in attacks on indigenous population

Communities left on the brink by internal conflict Amnesty International today denounced an increase in the number of attacks against the indigenous population of Colombia, which is leaving many...

Learnnewsdesk and Amnesty launch young reporter competition

Amnesty encourages human rights reporting Amnesty International UK has joined forces with Learnnewsdesk to launch a brand new Young Human Rights Reporter competition. The competition, which will...

Iraq: Open letter to Iraq's political leaders

As Iraq prepares to hold new parliamentary elections amid continuing controversy over the eligibility of many candidates, Amnesty International is appealing to the country’s political leaders to...

Shaker Aamer: Police investigation 'vital'. But release and return to UK is the 'immediate priority'

Responding to reports that the UK Metropolitan Police are investigating allegations that UK security services were complicit in the torture of Shaker Aamer (41), a UK resident who has been held at...

Iran 'shows contempt' for human rights by rejecting UN recommendations

Amnesty International has accused Iran of showing “contempt” for human rights, after it rejected important recommendations by the United Nations to improve human rights in the country. The rejected...

Iraq: Response to Danny Fitzsimons case

Responding to news that Danny Fitzsimons’ trial on murder charges in Iraq has been delayed until April, Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “We’ve always said that it’s right that...

Malaysia urged to end brutal punishment after Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights caned

Amnesty International has called on the Malaysian government to end caning after three Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights were subjected to the punishment following their...

Tonga: Cat 'O' Nine tails flogging sentence-'Deplorable'

Responding to the decision taken by Tonga’s Supreme Court Judge to sentence two men to 13 years in jail and six lashes for escaping from prison and stealing while on the run, Amnesty International’s...

'Is technology really good for human rights?' asks Amnesty

An event for bloggers and other digital media at Amnesty International’s London Human Rights Action Centre on 22 February is asking "Is technology really good for human rights?" Confirmed panellists...

Afghanistan: Warning over civilian deaths from Nato and Taleban tactics

Fears for those displaced by ‘Operation Moshtarak’ Amnesty International has called on both sides to protect Afghan civilians as NATO and Afghan forces continue a major military offensive in the...