A prominent Syrian human rights lawyer who went missing at the weekend after an apparent abduction is at grave risk of abuse, Amnesty International has said. Abdullah al-Khalil, who became head of the...

Guatemala's Constitutional Court has overturned the recent conviction and sentencing of former military ruler Efrain Rios Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity – a move that has appalled...

Saudi Arabia must halt a “disturbing” rise in its use of the death penalty, Amnesty International said this evening after six people were executed in the country today. Five Yemeni men were beheaded...

Amnesty International today called on the Jamaican authorities to stop stalling and appoint a commission of inquiry into the horrific allegations of human rights’ abuses by the security forces during...

Amnesty International slammed a decision by El Salvador’s Supreme Court to once again put off a ruling on whether or not to allow a severely ill pregnant woman to have an abortion. The decision which...

There are credible fears that the charges against a well-known opposition activist in Alexandria may be spurious and have been brought in retaliation for his activism, Amnesty International said as...

The end of an inadequately regulated global Arms moved a step closer late last night after representatives of several nations agreed to sign up to a new Arms Treaty. The Treaty was adopted by the...

'It has taken the United Nations more than two years to even begin to address the grave human rights abuses being committed' UK among the countries that introduced yesterday’s General Assembly...

Homophobia has reached endemic levels in Ukraine, a new report launched by Amnesty International revealed today. The 17-page report was launched in Kiev a day before the International Day Against...

Amnesty international has condemned the forthcoming trial of five media activists in Syria who face charges of “propagating terrorist acts” before an unfair court on 19 May. The five are independent...