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China: Pro-democracy writer Yang Tongyan latest prisoner of conscience to die while on medical parole

The death yesterday of Chinese writer and government critic Yang Tongyan underlines an alarming lack of accountability over the deaths of activists released on medical parole, Amnesty International...

Scotland: First Minister's apology to gay men convicted of historical sexual offences a 'positive step'

Responding to news that Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister, will formally apologise to gay men convicted of sexual offences that are no longer illegal, Kate Nevens, Amnesty International’s...

Manus Island: 'Cruel' court ruling risks refugee tragedy

Critical services - including food, water and medical treatment - must be restored to the more than 600 refugees and vulnerable men inside Lombrum detention centre on Manus Island before a major...

Landmark UK surveillance case to be heard in Strasbourg tomorrow

The European Court of Human Rights will hear a landmark case on surveillance tomorrow (7 November) as part of a challenge to the lawfulness of the UK’s surveillance laws and its intelligence agencies’...

Northern Ireland in midst of ‘hate crime epidemic’ warning

‘We’re calling for a much more robust response from the authorities’ - Patrick Corrigan Northern Ireland appears to be “in the midst of a hate crime epidemic” after a series of racist hate crimes were...

Spain: pre-trial detention of two men in Catalan 'sedition' case is disproportionate

Jordi Sánchez and Jordi Cruixat have already been in detention for nearly three weeks Call for sedition charge to be dropped Amnesty International is concerned at today’s decision by a Spanish judge...

Zimbabwe: arrest for Mugabe tweet marks 'sinister new chapter'

Amnesty International has reacted to today’s news that Zimbabwean police have charged a US woman Martha O’Donovan on suspicion of insulting President Robert Mugabe by calling him a “selfish and sick...

Afghanistan: ICC war crimes request offers 'last chance for justice'

‘This is a seminal moment for the ICC’ - Solomon Sacco Amnesty International has welcomed the news that the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, has said today she would...

Millions of letters to deliver hope to people denied human rights - new campaign

Amnesty International’s Write for Rights letter-writing campaign launches People held in UK immigration detention centres and 10 human rights activists detained in Turkey amongst those receiving...

Northern Ireland: Westminster must now legislate for marriage equality - campaigners

Westminster must now legislate for marriage equality in Northern Ireland following the collapse of the inter-party talks to restore devolved government in the province, say Love Equality campaigners...