Vigil at Sri Lankan Embassy (London) calls for renowned journalist to be released, as he approaches one year in prison Amnesty International today called on the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger...

* Call for travel ban to be lifted * ‘Mohamed Abbou is being held hostage’ - Amnesty International The Tunisian authorities must immediately lift the unwarranted travel ban on human rights lawyer and...

The wife of an Indian doctor, who has received international recognition for his work with poor communities, is seeking Scottish support for the campaign to release him from jail. Dr Binayak Sen has...

Amnesty International today urged the Sudanese government to reverse its decision to expel aid agencies from the country, warning that 2.2 million people face the risk of starvation and disease The...

10 March 2009 is the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising in 1959 which led to the Dalai Lama fleeing to India. Last year’s anniversary saw widespread protests across the region that lead...

Amnesty urges Sudanese President to surrender immediately to face trial In reaction to today’s decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar...

The destruction of almost 100 tapes containing potential evidence of torture and ill treatment of detainees held in secret detention by the CIA illustrates the urgent need for a full independent...

As the Law Lords today (2 March) consider a challenge to the lawfulness of Control orders, and the annual renewal of the Control order regime goes through parliament tomorrow, Amnesty International is...

The rights of the Children's rights of Marnie Pearce, a British woman jailed in Dubai for alleged adultery, must be protected, urged Amnesty International UK today. Amnesty stressed that the best...

* US forces operating from Mullah Omar’s house implicated * Country at ‘tipping point’ warning as civilian deaths mount Amnesty International has today warned that the country is at a “tipping point”...