‘Many people are genuinely afraid of being arrested, or worse, by the military’ - Gaëtan Mootoo The Malian army has committed serious human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian...

The film star Gael Garcia Bernal has backed Amnesty International’s call for an end to impunity for human rights abuses in South America. Gael García Bernal stars in the Oscar-nominated film ‘No’...

The continuing mystery over the fate and whereabouts of opposition politician Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh who was detained five years ago demonstrates the failure of Chad to deliver justice and end...

Gael García Bernal, the star of the Oscar-nominated film ‘NO’, will take part in a Q and A with Amnesty International to be broadcast live on YouTube at 3.45pm today (31 January 2013), ahead of the...

Conditions in the jail are ‘truly appalling’ - Philip Luther Amnesty International has expressed concern at the situation in a Yemeni prison where scores of Children's rights are on hunger strike to...

A Russian court’s decision to uphold a ban on videos of Pussy Riot’s protest performance in a Moscow cathedral last year highlights the escalating clampdown on freedom of expression in the country...

Violence in the aftermath of the 2007 Kenyan elections which claimed 1,300 lives shows just how vital it is Kenyan police are properly prepared ahead of polls this March, Amnesty International said in...

‘If this Bill becomes law we will end up with … a secret justice system straight from the pages of a Kafka novel’ - Kate Allen Amnesty International is warning that the government is set to roll back...

Amnesty International’s researcher in Egypt has collected testimony that points to the use of excessive force by the security forces in Port Said. Diana Eltahawy said: “It’s quite clear from the...