Launch of Amnesty International Scotland campaign with David Grimason - supported by Oxfam Scotland and Scottish Refugee Council Scottish arms control campaigner David Grimason will launch Amnesty...

Thousands expected to mark 14 February protest anniversary tomorrow One year on from the outbreak of protests in Bahrain, Amnesty International has warned that the Bahraini government risks falling...

Activists from countries across the region took to a huge stage to share their stories of struggle and perseverance in the face of violent suppression. Speakers were there from Egypt, Libya, Syria...

A budding British comedian will win a spot on the great stage at Radio City Music Hall in NYC for the Secret Policeman's Ball An aspiring British comedian will win the chance to perform the gig of...

Amnesty International today (10 February) condemned the Chinese government’s sentencing of veteran activist and poet Zhu Yufu. He was sentenced to seven years for writing a poem deemed subversive of...

The Malaysian authorities must release Hamza Kashgari and not forcibly return him to Saudi Arabia, where he faces risk of execution for his Tweets about the Prophet Mohammed, Amnesty International...

Sales to Sudan underline need for an effective Arms treaty Arms sales from China and Russia are fuelling serious human rights violations in Darfur, Amnesty International said in a new report today...

‘DAY OF SOLIDARITY AND DEFIANCE’ MASS RALLY FOR SYRIA, EGYPT AND THE WIDER MIDDLE EAST Trafalgar Square, London 12 noon - 2.00pm Live TV link-up with Homs, global tweeting via #feb11global...

Uganda’s Parliament re-introduced a proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill yesterday, which Amnesty International considers a “grave assault on human rights” that must be rejected. Under the bill, gay and...

The new authorities in the Maldives must avoid persecuting members of outgoing president Mohammed Nasheed’s political party, Amnesty International said today, after Mr Nasheed resigned following a...