The discovery of more than 500 irregular migrants being smuggled through Mexico in squalid conditions highlights the lack of adequate protection for the thousands that travel through the country each...

Amnesty International is calling on the Moscow authorities to overturn their ban on the city’s gay pride event, which had been set to take place on 28 May. Moscow’s Deputy Mayor told the event...

No more ‘easy rides’ for Bahrain, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Israel The US President must use his speech on the Middle East to commit to the pursuit of a more even-handed approach to Arab states, one...

123-page report says victims being failed in aftermath In a major report on the spring uprising in Egypt, Amnesty International has today (18 May) called on the Egyptian authorities to provide justice...

The Syrian authorities must carry out a prompt, impartial investigation into reports that a number of bodies were unearthed near the city of Dera’a and into how those deaths occurred, Amnesty...

The world’s largest and best known human rights organisation is still just as vital, half a century on Amnesty International, the world’s largest human rights organisation, is celebrating 50 years of...

Amnesty International has today (16 May) condemned the conviction of four Belarusian prisoners of conscience, including former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikau, over their involvement in post...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor’s request for an arrest warrant for Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi is a step towards justice for the victims of human rights violations in Libya, Amnesty...

A Moroccan journalist set to go on trial tomorrow, apparently for criticising Morocco’s counter-terrorism law, must be released immediately and unconditionally if he is being held solely for his...

Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities to not carry out a sentence ordering a man to be blinded by having acid dropped in both eyes as part of a retribution punishment. Majid...