“Australian government must end this inhumane system for good” - Kate Schuetze A Queensland Coroner has today ruled that the tragic death of Iranian asylum seeker Hamid Khazaei from an infection...

Ahed’s father expresses fears for son, still detained in Israeli military prison ‘This is a day of relief, which we hope will blossom into happiness once this brutal military occupation is out of our...

Today (26 July) marks the court-ordered deadline for the Trump administration to reunite more than 2,500 children forcibly separated from their parents despite seeking protection. The US has until...

Remains must be returned to families and full information over circumstances disclosed, after 161 deaths confirmed At least 82,000 people have been forcibly disappeared by Syrian government since 2011...

Italian authorities have today evicted dozens of families from a long-standing Roma camp in Rome, despite a recent stop order from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Catrinel Motoc, Amnesty...

Japan’s recent spate of executions will not make the country safer, said Amnesty International, in reaction to the executions of a further six members of the religious cult Aum Shinrikyo (Aum) this...

‘Mr Paisley’s intervention – which the House of Commons has found to be a breach of the rules on paid advocacy - was a moral disgrace, serving the interests of an abusive regime, not its victims’ –...

The number of people held for over six months in immigration detention centres in the UK has increased, according to the second Shaw review into the welfare of detainees published today. In response...

Amnesty International UK has reacted with dismay to reports in the Daily Telegraph this morning (23 July) that Britain has abandoned its blanket opposition to the death penalty. The daily newspaper...

“We will not accept our rights being sacrificed for political expediency” - Grainne Teggart Following the publication of a letter signed by 173 parliamentarians from political parties in Ireland and...