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Human rights, labour standards and anti-corruption measures must be central to all stages of the Olympic Games to stop the event becoming a byword

A guilty verdict in Thailand today against two students involved in a play deemed to have insulted the monarchy should be overturned immediately, Amnesty International said.

‘The lack of news about Saman Naseem’s fate or whereabouts … is cruel and inhuman’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui

Refugees and migrants will continue to die in the Mediterranean in their thousands unless EU countries provide more resources for extensive search-and-rescue operations, Amnesty International said

Hundreds of victims of police abuses during the EuroMaydan protests in Ukraine last year are still being denied justice, Amnesty International said in a new report published today (18 February) on

“This is the second time in as many weeks that government spies have been rumbled breaking the law.”

Amnesty International has welcomed a decision in Belfast's High Court today to allow a victim of child abuse at Kincora Boys' Home to judicially review the UK Government’s decision to

‘The safety of all those who dare to speak out against the Huthi rule is on the line - Donatella Rovera

Amnesty International has called for the investigation into child abuse at Kincora Boys' Home in east Belfast to be included in the wider Westminster child abuse inquiry.

‘We were 107 [on board] … the waves were taking the boat up and down ... I can’t count how many died’ - Lamin, from Mali