There is no appetite to amend the Human Rights Act and the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for strong human rights protection more than ever, said Amnesty International today (3 March)...

Hundreds of civilians killed as conflict continues to rage in Cabo Delgado Indiscriminate attacks carried out by Dyck Advisory Group, dropping grenades and firing into crowds Hundreds of civilians in...

Three human rights activists were charged with ‘offending religious beliefs’ with Virgin Mary image Authorities must stop using criminal justice system to target human rights activists ‘They had...

Responding to the Sri Lankan authorities’ decision to end the practice of forced cremations for victims of COVID-19, Yamini Mishra, Amnesty International’s South Asia Director, said: “This is a long...

After five years in detention, the UK national is due for release on 7 March ‘We’re within days of the finishing line’ - Kate Allen ‘Is she going to be finally let go? Or is there going to be a new...

Survivors of mass killing in town of Axum describe extrajudicial executions - scale of atrocities may amount to crime against humanity Satellite images reveal evidence consistent with new burial sites...

Witness testimonies and video evidence show excessive use of force by police against protesters ‘ The police were throwing stun grenades among the crowd. There were people on the ground, spitting...

79 inmates reportedly died in violence in various prisons yesterday ‘The authorities must be held accountable for what happened in the prisons’ - Erika Guevara-Rosas In response to reports from the...

In recent months, Cambodian authorities have targeted young environmental activists with arrest and arbitrary detention Prey Lang at grave risk, one year after environmental defenders were banned from...

Civilians killed and injured during the December 2020 elections in the Central African Republic Testimonies, satellite imagery and photographic analysis confirm the killing of 14 people last week in...