A new report released today (24 June) from Amnesty International reveals a pattern of widespread torture, sexual abuse and exploitation and ill treatment of suspects during arrests, interrogation and...

* Crucifixion means decapitated body and head to be displayed on pole in public * One man’s sentence increased from five years to 20 years to death Amnesty International has issued urgent appeals for...

Amnesty International is calling on the Al-Shabab armed group not to carry out amputations on four men who have been accused of robbery. The four young men were sentenced on 22 June to cross...

Amnesty International brings another packed programme to the Edinburgh Festival this year, underlining its long-term work with festival-goers to protect the right to freedom of expression around the...

Noting the return of members of the Roma community to their home country Romania, after being forced from their homes by racially-motivated attacks in Belfast, Amnesty International has warned of a...

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai told Amnesty International's Secretary-General Irene Khan that the direction for reform had been set and committed to ensuring the implementation of the...

Call on the Iranian authorities to exercise restraint in dealing with the protestors Following reports from Iran that members of the Basij militia have used excessive force against demonstrators, and...

To commemorate Aung San Suu Kyi’s 64th birthday on 19 June (her 14th in detention), local and Burmese citizens will be holding protests and events in over 20 cities across the world, calling for the...

Amnesty International has condemned the Phnom Penh authorities for evicting 20 families living with HIV/AIDS from their homes in Borei Keila this morning. They have been moved outside the city to a...

Call on the Iranian authorities to exercise restraint in dealing with the protestors This morning’s speech by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, indicates the authorities’ readiness to launch...