The Saudi Arabian Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the death sentences of 14 men after a grossly unfair mass trial is a worrying reminder of the country’s lethal crackdown on dissent, said Amnesty...

Israeli soldiers and police stormed a Palestinian hospital twice over the past week, terrifying staff and patients and in some cases preventing doctors from providing emergency medical care to...

Following an announcement by Poland’s president Andrzej Duda that he will veto two controversial judicial reform bills which would have granted the ruling Law and Justice Party wide ranging control of...

Responding to the deaths of 24 people and the wounding of 42 others in a car bomb attack claimed by the Taliban in Kabul this morning, Horia Mosadiq, Amnesty International’s Afghanistan Researcher...

Women gang-raped, sexually assaulted with sticks and mutilated with knives “Satan went through me the day I was raped” – Nyagai, who was gang-raped by government soldiers Survivors face life-changing...

Responding to news that the Turkish authorities have issued detention orders against four human rights defenders released on bail on Tuesday, John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International’s Director for...

The Philippine Government must ensure that human rights are protected during its campaign against militants in Mindanao, Amnesty International said today (July 22), following the announcement that...

The Maldives authorities must immediately halt its first execution planned in more than 60 years and preserve its positive death penalty record, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty has learned...

'Give a Home for Human Rights' gigs to show solidarity with more than 22 million refugees Sheeran will be among 1,000 musicians playing at Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds events globally on 20...

The Malaysian authorities must immediately release a distinguished Bangladeshi human rights activist and former prisoner of conscience and allow him to speak at a conference on the death penalty...