A ruling by India’s Supreme Court which makes consensual same-sex relations between adults a criminal offence, marks a dark day for freedom in India, Amnesty International said today.

'It is clear that not only did the Church fail to protect children, but so did the State.' Victim of abuse

The civilian population of the Central African Republic is in urgent need of protection, Amnesty International said today from the capital Bangui, four days into the worst spate of violence in the con

The Libyan authorities must urgently investigate the death of a soldier who was tortured to death last week following ten hours of interrogation by his own army unit, said Amnesty International.

Amnesty International has today announced it has issued a claim against the UK over concerns that the organisation’s communications have been unlawfully accessed by the UK intelligence services.

Revenge killings are being reported across the capital Bangui and other parts of the Central African Republic (CAR) today in the aftermath of military clashes in the early hours of the morning, Amnesty…

The international community must give peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) all the means necessary to protect civilians or risk an escalation in atrocities that could spill over to neighbouring…

Former prison guard speaks out for the first time about rape by visiting officials:

The authorities in Mali must urgently identify the 21 bodies found in a mass grave last night, Amnesty International said today. They are believed to be the bodies of soldiers abducted in May last year.