Amnesty International today (2 February) warned against extending the period for which people suspected of terrorism offences can be held without charge. Amnesty International UK Campaigns Director...

Upcoming dramatic film based on mass murders of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights in Juarez, Mexico New website to galvanise public to act to end femicide Amnesty...

Ahead of the trial of US soldier Ehren Watada - set to start on Monday 5 February - over his refusal to participate in the Iraq war, Amnesty International stated that a guilty verdict would be a...

Amnesty International today (1 February) called for the immediate and unconditional release of Karim Amer, the first Egyptian blogger to be tried for writing blogs criticising Egypt's al-Azhar...

As the USA State Department raised concerns in its report to Congress about possible violations by Israel of a classified US-Israeli agreement on the use of cluster bombs, Amnesty International today...

The Thai government must permanently call off the deportation to Laos of 153 refugees from the Hmong minority, said Amnesty International today. Immigration officials dragged Women's rights's rightss...

Amnesty International today warned that the African Union (AU) would compromise its reputation if it elected Sudan as chair of the AU this week. The AU Assembly is expected to decide on its chair for...

Amnesty International today (29 January) issued an urgent web appeal on behalf of two Algerian men, known as “Q” and “K”, who are being held incommunicado in Algeria and are at risk of torture. The...

Amnesty International is inviting entries for its 16th annual Media Awards, which recognise excellence in journalism that has made a significant contribution to the UK public’s greater awareness and...

"These people have tricked us. We risked our lives to hand in our weapons… Some of our friends have been killed because they joined the programme. Now we can no longer live in our villages because...