‘Turning Syria’s most populous city into a battlefield will have devastating consequences for civilians’ - Christoph Koettl Amnesty International has warned that both sides fighting in Aleppo may be...

Shopkeeper who received an unfair trial and was allegedly tortured could be executed at any time Amnesty International is calling on the Iranian authorities to urgently overturn a death sentence for a...

Amnesty International has today hosted its annual Human Rights and Journalism panel discussion on current human rights issues being debated in the press and the importance of investigative journalism...

Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) have challenged oil company Shell’s claims that sabotage was responsible for a seven-day-long oil spill in...

Includes Stand Up For Freedom, No Pressure to be Funny, Comics vs Critics match and new Secret Comedy Podcast “If you just see one show at Edinburgh, see Stand Up for Freedom. It’s like a taster menu...

‘Killing captives is a serious violation of international humanitarian law and a war crime’ - Philip Luther The investigation announced by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) into the alleged unlawful killings...

‘Leaving it up to Texas over how to comply … appears to be something akin to leaving the fox in charge of the henhouse’ - Rob Freer The Texas authorities should commute the death sentence of a...

As the Prime Minister David Cameron prepares to meet the Russian President Vladimir Putin in London today, Amnesty International has urged Mr Cameron to “dispense with the kid gloves” in talks with Mr...

At least eight killed on Tuesday had bullet wounds to chests The Sudanese security forces must stop shooting protesters with live ammunition, Amnesty International said today, after confirming that at...

Aleppo crackdown part of crimes against humanity by Syrian government forces The assault by Syrian government forces on the city of Aleppo is the culmination of months of brutal crackdowns against...