Twenty-five years after the killing of Belfast solicitor Patrick Finucane, Amnesty International said the UK government’s failure to hold an independent public inquiry into the circumstances

‘There are … serious questions relating to the implementation of these standards’ - James Lynch

Evidence hearing in California later today will hear from Amnesty

‘The IOC must take the Russian leadership to task over its blatant violations of human rights in the context of the Games’ - Salil Shetty

‘Amnesty International considers the women prisoners of conscience … It is baffling that they now may face life in prison’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui

‘It is shocking that it took an outcry from human rights groups for this postponement to happen’ - Isabelle Arradon

100 men on the words that move them - with Simon Russell Beale, Melvyn Bragg and Ian McEwan - Tuesday 29 April, 6pm

‘For Malaysia to try to carry out executions in near-total secrecy is shameful’ - Hazel Galang-Folli

American Indian Movement’s fatal clash with FBI agents led to Peltier’s conviction despite ‘serious concerns’ over fairness