Conviction against Zainab Al-Khawaja denounced as ‘vindictive assault on freedom of expressio n’

100 new testimonies show how persecuted Rohingya refugees from Burma suffered horrific abuses on board boats where beatings were systematic

Activist and musician Luaty Beirão admitted to hospital on 15 October

“These cruel and dangerous abortion laws have no place in a modern country.” – Graham Linehan

Abdulkareem al-Khoder’s list of offences included ‘disobeying the ruler’

Ali al-Nimr, Dawood Hussein al-Marhoon and Abdullah Hasan al-Zaher have been moved to solitary confinement

On Tuesday 20 October, the first day of a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, (20-23 October) Amnesty International and various groups concerned with human rights issues in China, will pro

The US Congress must launch an immediate independent inquiry into the Obama administration’s drone strikes overseas, Amnesty International said following today’s publication of a series

Death row prisoners in Indonesia are routinely denied access to lawyers and are coerced into “confessions” through severe beatings, while foreign nationals facing the death penalty have

Reports have emerged of a second execution of a juvenile offender in Iran in just a few days, Amnesty International said toda