Despite being among the top-ranking countries in the world in terms of gender equality, four Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) have disturbingly high levels of rape and survivors...

‘Beneath the glamour of the F1, there is a far more sinister side to Bahrain’ - Samah Hadid Ahead of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix this weekend, Amnesty International has highlighted the grim...

Husband Richard Ratcliffe, other family members and Hampstead Mothers will attend 155 bunches of flowers - representing number of weeks mother-of-one has already been in jail - to be laid at door of...

Reacting to reports that EU governments have agreed to significantly downscale the EunavforMed Operation ‘Sophia’, withdrawing ships from the central Mediterranean and only continuing the mission with...

Six recent attacks verified by Amnesty, with children among those killed ‘The Syrian government continues to show utter disregard for the laws of war and the lives of civilians’ - Lynn Maalouf Syrian...

Police in the Dominican Republic routinely rape, beat, humiliate and verbally abuse women sex workers, Amnesty International revealed in a new report released today. The 52-page report, ‘ If they can...

Russian forces conducted at least 25 searches in Tatar homes in Crimean capital Simferopol and elsewhere Responding to news that Russian security forces in occupied Crimea have conducted extensive...

Amnesty International has called on Brunei to halt plans to introduce “vicious” new punishments such as death by stoning for same-sex acts and amputation for robbery, set to come into effect next week...

‘Saudi Arabia must urgently reform the guardianship system’ - Lynn Maalouf Responding to news that two sisters from Saudi Arabia, known as Reem and Rawan, whose lives would have been in danger had...

Rocket strike north of Tel Aviv earlier today reportedly injured several members of a British-Israeli family ‘Attacks on civilians … are never justified’ - Saleh Higazi Following reports that the...