The Pakistani government must ensure it protects the human rights of nearly two million people in the Swat valley, and neighbouring Malakand district, Amnesty International said today. This follows...

Amnesty International is gravely concerned by the possible consequences of today's decision by the House of Lords on cases concerning the UK government's attempts to deport people to countries where...

Amnesty International has criticised the international community for its failure to improve security in the troubled region of Darfur in western Sudan since the deployment of African Union–United...

AU and UN human rights monitors are needed to oversee transitional government, says Amnesty Amnesty International has called on the African Union and the United Nations to send monitors to investigate...

‘There’s almost a conspiracy of silence over war crimes in Gaza’ - Kate Allen Acclaimed actors, directors and other artists are spearheading a new drive for accountability over war crimes committed...

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is set to receive a mass of appeals from Amnesty International members worldwide, urging him to hold an independent public inquiry into the killing of Belfast solicitor...

Half a million people displaced; over 100 girls’ schools closed; ‘bloody square’ punishments; half of all police deserting their posts The Pakistani government should act immediately to protect...

Journalists intimidated, including by forced psychiatric detention threats Ahead of the second anniversary (14 February) of the present government’s term in Turkmenistan, Amnesty International has...

As the Zimbabwean political parties finalise the process of setting up a new government, Amnesty International challenges the new regime to demonstrate a commitment to human rights in its first 100...

The government of Papua New Guinea must act now to end a rash of more than 50 killings related to allegations of sorcery, Amnesty International said today. The murder of a father and son in Ban...