Thousands of people, many who left North Africa following recent unrest, are stranded on the Italian island of Lampedusa in appalling conditions, an Amnesty International delegation on the island said...

The Libyan authorities must end their campaign to discredit Eman al-Obeidi, said Amnesty International, after the government said she was being sued by the security officials who she says raped her...

Amnesty International today (31 March) welcomed the publication of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Human Rights Report 2011. But the organisation warned that the report reveals...

Amnesty International has demanded the release of a Belarusian student sentenced for taking part in a post-election protest - the third similar conviction in the past week. Nicola Duckworth of Amnesty...

As the new government is installed in Burma today, Donna Guest, Amnesty International’s Asia Pacific Deputy Director said: "The new government should take immediate action to stop human rights...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has missed a crucial opportunity to lift the country’s repressive state of emergency in a key speech today amid ongoing protests, Amnesty International has said. The...

The Chinese authorities must reveal the whereabouts of a political blogger and commentator who has not been seen since Sunday and is believed to be detained, Amnesty International said today. Chinese...

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Ivory Coast (UNOCI) must urgently protect thousands of displaced people sheltering in a Catholic mission in the west of the country amid fierce fighting, said...

Libyan forces loyal to Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi have carried out a spate of enforced disappearances in an attempt to crush growing opposition to his rule, Amnesty International said today (28 March...

‘Even Libyan government officials might escape justice in the UK’ - Kate Allen Amnesty International is calling for controversial measures in a new policing bill due to be debated tomorrow (30 March)...