The filling of Boeung Kak Lake in central Phnom Penh should immediately stop until a proper process that ensures human rights protection is in place, said Amnesty International and the Centre on...

As the Beijing Olympics drew to a close, Amnesty International today (24 Aug) accused Chinese authorities of prioritising image over substance as it continued to persecute and punish activists and

“Deep Cut”, the story of four young soldiers who died from gunshot wounds at Deepcut Barracks between 1995 and 2002, and of their parents’ campaign for an inquiry into the deaths, has won the 2008...

Patrick Corrigan of Amnesty International's Northern Ireland office stated: “Amnesty recognises that police officers have a duty to protect themselves and others from serious life-threatening...

The shortlist for the 2008 Freedom of Expression Award has been announced. The Freedom of Expression Award is administered by Amnesty International and the Big Issue in Scotland. The Award recognises...

Twenty years after the then Iranian authorities began a wave of largely secret, summary and mass executions in September 1988, Amnesty International renews its call for those responsible for the...

New research published today (20 August) suggests that people trafficking - the modern-day equivalent of the slave trade - is occurring around Scotland. The "Scotland's Slaves" briefing paper...

38 people sentenced to death for 10 May Khartoum attacks Hundreds of people – including Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and a nine-month old boy – have been detained by the...

As the third birthday of the sister city agreement between Belfast and Hefei, China, approaches and against the background of the Olympic games in Beijing, Amnesty International will be presenting a...

Amnesty International today (14 August 2008) called on the government of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir to rescind the order issued yesterday to authorise security forces to “shoot on sight” in...