Austria's Volker Türk is proposed to be next UN human rights chief ‘Amnesty looks forward to working with Volker Türk in responding to the many existential threats and violations to human rights which...

Income Tax Department of India raided multiple organisations including Oxfam The raids were presented as ‘surveys’ ‘It is alarming how the attack on the rights to freedom of expression and association...

Russian military activity endangering the site, with staff reportedly abducted and tortured Reports that Russia staging mortar attacks to blame Ukrainian forces ‘Russia bears primary responsibility...

Bashar Abdel-Saud, defector from Syrian army accused of drug dealing and ISIS membership, died in custody of State Security Call for case to be handled by civilian courts not by military authorities...

Ivan Safronov jailed on trumped-up ‘high treason’ charges His lawyers said his information was all acquired from open sources ‘This prosecution had absolutely nothing to do with justice’ - Natalia...

Judicial review challenge to the UK’s cruel Rwanda deal starts next week Rwanda’s troubling human rights record includes enforced disappearances, torture, excessive use of force by the police, and...

Civil society, journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders continue to face a barrage of human rights violations The Indian government has total control on information coming out of the region...

Amnesty UK Chief Executive writing to new PM with offer of meeting to discuss ‘new agenda on rights’ Rwanda refugee scheme, scrapping of Human Rights Act and draconian restrictions on protests among...

Vicky Bowman and husband Htein Lin each sentenced to one year in prison Myanmar has arrested more than 15,000 people since the military seized power ‘Myanmar’s military has a notorious track record of...

Since April ‘mahram’ requirement means women need male guardian to travel Discriminatory measure is impacting humanitarian aid deliveries in war-torn country It ‘entrenches the discrimination faced by...