New campaign to target student unions A new poll shows that almost half (46%) of Northern Ireland university students believe that a woman is partially or totally responsible for being raped if she...

Urgent measures required to protect Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and girls from the continuing blight of sexual violence For every two Children's rights released, five...

Several people were attacked this week at the first “Sarajevo Queer Festival”, said Amnesty International, as it called on the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to provide adequate security for...

Cambodia: Anti-forced eviction activists silenced by the wealthy Rich and powerful individuals and groups involved in land disputes in Cambodia are increasingly using their power to silence opponents...

Joan Baez, legendary folk musician and lifelong human rights activist, has joined Amnesty International’s Small Places Tour - the human rights organisation’s latest international music project Baez...

Winner of recent Amnesty media award released earlier today Responding to news that the Yemeni journalist Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani has been released from prison earlier this afternoon, Amnesty...

TV comedian Tim McGarry has joined local Amnesty International campaigners in welcoming the release of U Win Tin, a 78-year-old Burmese journalist who has been the subject of the organisation's...

Amnesty International is making urgent representations to the Nepalese authorities about the case of a woman who was allegedly tortured in police custody, including by being threatened with having...

Amnesty International welcomes the release of at least seven prisoners of conscience in Burma, including 78-year-old journalist and prominent dissident U Win Tin who had been imprisoned for 19 years...

[Amnesty Burma expert available for interview] Amnesty International welcomes the release of U Win Tin, a 78-year-old Burmese journalist who has been the subject of the organisation's Edinburgh...