Tuesday 11 January marks 20 years since first detainees were taken to the military base under President Bush ‘President Biden must uphold his commitment to close Guantánamo once and for all’ - Daphne...

Thousands reportedly in detention amid fears of large death toll Russian and other troops mobilised against unspecified ‘external threat’ ‘This blanket order not to provide warning is extremely...

Powerful spyware from the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group was used to hack Krzysztof Brejza multiple times in 2019 Amnesty International has independently confirmed that Pegasus spyware was...

Judges for each category announced Closing date for entries is 20 January 2022: https://amnesty-media-awards.org.uk/ Amnesty International UK is pleased to…

Mass protests triggered over rapidly increasing prices for liquefied petroleum gas Police have reportedly arrested at least 200 protesters ‘For years, the government has relentlessly persecuted...

Despite pledges, Pfizer and Moderna delivering less than 1% of their stock to low-income countries The world has produced billions of vaccines, yet only 7% of people in low-income countries have...

Responding to the arrests of current and former senior executives and board members of Hong Kong media outlet Stand News for alleged “seditious publication” this morning, Kyle Ward, Amnesty...

Closure of Human Rights Center Memorial comes a day after its sister organisation was ordered to disband by the Supreme Court The organisations are among the oldest and most respected human rights...

Russia’s Supreme Court shuts down human rights organisation Founded in 1989, International Memorial is one of Russia’s most respected civil society organisations in the country ‘The decision to shut...

First executions in country for two years Death row inmates typically told of their execution only shortly beforehand ‘Today’s abhorrent resumption of executions is a damning indictment of this...