Imminent execution of Indian national puts barbaric punishment into focus Amnesty International UK and the Parliamentary All Party Panjabis in Britain Group will be holding a vigil outside the...

UK campaigners gather outside Sudanese Embassy in London to call for peace Thousands of people in dozens of cities across the globe will mark five years of war in Darfur with protests on Sunday, April...

Gordon Brown must stop ducking the issue of China’s human rights record and give a clear, public statement that repression in China and Tibet are unacceptable, said Amnesty International today. An...

Regional leaders must condemn violence; electoral commission should release results immediately Amnesty International is concerned that post-election violence in Zimbabwe is widespread and appears to...

ABU QATADA COURT OF APPEAL RULING: TIME FOR UK TO ABANDON DEPORTATION WITH ASSURANCES As the Court of Appeal today ruled that the UK could not lawfully proceed with the deportations of Abu Qatada and...

Amnesty International has expressed grave concern at the escalation of killings and arrests in Nepal in advance of national elections tomorrow. Amnesty International said: "The last two weeks have...

Doctors helping police denounced for breaching medical ethics and human rights As five more men face trial in Cairo on 9 April in a widening and dangerous police crackdown on people living with HIV...

Amnesty International has expressed concern at the new wave of unlawful killings committed by the Niger army in the Agadez region. This area has been affected by a rebellion led by armed opposition...

Protests around the torch relay should not be stopped Amnesty International UK today responded angrily to comments made by the head of the International Olympic Committee on the protests surrounding...

Amnesty International today condemned the decision by Chinese authorities to convict human rights defender Hu Jia on charges of ‘inciting subversion of state power'. Hu Jia is being punished for...